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For this Wednesday Super Slop Night, first up is Duel to the Death (1983), a Hong Kong wuxia film set in 16th-century China about a duel between the top swordsmen in China and Japan. Outside forces seek to rig the fight, and the supporters of the respective combatants attempt to intervene. Who will survive? I guess we’ll find out. Director is Tony Ching Siu-Tung, who is otherwise best-known for A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), which we have not yet watched.
After that is Glass Onion (2022), the sequel to Knives Out (2019). As with its predecessor, it is a murder-mystery comedy following the silly adventures of Southern detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) as he tries to uravel a web of intrigue surrounding a rich tech-bro and his douchebag friends. Hilarity and satire ensue. Director is Rian Johnson, the guy behind both the first film, as well as, Looper (2012), and, uhh, Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). Let’s check it out.
We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:
https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies
Be there, comrades!
Letterboxd:
- Duel to the Death: https://letterboxd.com/film/duel-to-the-death/
- Glass Onion: https://letterboxd.com/film/glass-onion/
Doesthedogdie.com links:
- Duel to the Death: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084924/parentalguide?ref_=tt_stry_pg
- Glass Onion: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/688430
CWs for Duel to the Death:
- Nudity.
- Cutting of flesh.
- Blood and gore.
- Dismemberment.
- Alcohol.
CWs for Glass Onion:
- Gaslighting.
- Drug use.
- Alcohol abuse.
- A woman is slapped.
- Someone is drugged.
- Someone is physically restrained.
- Someone struggles to breathe.
- Asphyxiation.
- Unconsciousness.
- Drug overdose.
- Cheating.
- Death of family member.
- Natural bodies of water.
- Vomiting.
- Destruction of priceless artifact.
- Needles.
- Suicide.
- Sudden loud noises.
- Screaming.
- Profanity.
- Flashing lights.
- Someone is watched without their knowledge.
- Antisemitism.
- Age gap.
- Sex.
- Objectification of female characters.
- Car crash.
- Honking horns.
- Gun violence.
Links to movies:
- Duel to the Death: https://tankie.tube/w/usKihAryuXZ2dD6uobjM2x
- Glass Onion: https://tankie.tube/w/ob5Z9NPvMfHVAohwBNXu3c
Which one are you showing first? I’m super hyped for Duel to the Death, less so for Glass Onion (seen it once, it was good, could do without watching it again)
Oh wait it’s the sequel to knives out yea no I’ve had enough benoit blanc
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