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The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman

I’m not insulting you, dear readers — those are merely the three animals that figure prominently in the opening of Hong Kong’s action-comedy “The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman,” as broad as its continent’s schoolgirls are sexualized. Doug Liman (director of “Go,” “Swingers” and “The Bourne Identity”) serves as executive producer, which I take […]

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The Adjustment Bureau

Instead, its genesis lies in a short story by sci-fi author Philip K. Dick. For some reason, Hollywood keeps raiding his bibliography, although his material has clicked on the screen arguably three times: “Blade Runner,” “Minority Report” and “Total Recall.” The rest of the time, it doesn’t: “Paycheck,” “Screamers,” “Impostor” … The difference between the […]

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