Briefly (12 November 2026)

Movies Godzilla Minus Zero (2026) D: Takashi Yamazaki. S: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Hideaki Anno, Masami Nagasawa. Picking up two years after the previous entry, with married couple Kamiki and Hamabe trying to find some normality, despite some secrets (from the audience). Then there’s another monster attack, and they’re back in the game with monster czar Yoshioka. Fantastic action, superlative special effects, complicated and deep characters. Herky-jerky finish, however, and, of course, atrocious American actors. The Narrow Margin (1952) D: Richard Fleischer. S: Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor, Jacqueline White, Harry Harvey, Don Beddoe. Crackerjack noir about cops McGraw and Don Beddoe escorting mob widow Windsor from Chicago to L.A. so she can testify. They’re on a passenger train, along with the gunsels after them. Beautifully directed, photographed, and edited, with solid and better performances. The high-key misogyny eventually affects the narrative, which…

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