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And then there's The Brutalist is right. Whatever joys the film may hold for some viewers, three and a half hours is absurd. I called an editor friend after seeing it and told him that we could go in for a week and take out an hour and NO ONE would miss a thing.

Take the chance - it's really great! :)

That moment is so brilliant, but the whole film just crackles. The set-up is slow but mesmerizing because of the way Kurosawa shot it with three cameras. But once the plot kicks in - it is just amazing. I never tire of watching it.

To start at the very beginning - a very good place to start - High and Low is one of my all-time favorite movies, certainly my favorite Kurosawa. For those who may not know the film, it's based on an 86th Precinct novel entitled King's Ransom by Ed McBain (Evan Hunter). It is obviously not a...