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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
