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PhD, Pitt Film and Media Studies | I write a column on action scenes for MUBI Notebook: https://mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/author/618 | Email: [email protected] | Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/jonahrbliss/
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A COMPANY MAN (Lim Sang-yoon, 2012) Fight Choreographer: Sin Jae-myeong

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THE COMFORT OF STRANGERS (Paul Schrader, 1990)

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LADY REPORTER (Mang Hoi, 1989)

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LADY TERMINATOR (H. Tjut Djalil, 1989)

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My article on MILE 22, action cinema, and digital-age anxieties about human embodiment has been published in the latest issue of Film-Philosophy! www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10....

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Rewatched the gods vs. Titans fight from IMMORTALS. Still awesome.

CHARADE (Stanley Donen, 1963)

PHANTASM II (Don Coscarelli, 1988)

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Showed FRIDAY THE 13TH for a unit on cinematography. The deep, enveloping darkness of the nighttime sequences is so striking.

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PHANTASM (Don Coscarelli, 1979)

An actual dream come true for me today with my first curated section at @scarecrowvideo.bsky.social which is the best video store in the world, as far as I’m concerned

My ongoing ranking of Chinese DTV action. Some of the most exciting action filmmaking today is happening here. letterboxd.com/jonahrbliss/...

Rewatched THE CITY OF VIOLENCE. This fight absolutely rips. Part 1:

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R.I.P. David Lynch, a titan of cinema. TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN was one of the most transformative viewing experiences of my life.

HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS (Mike Cheslik, 2022)

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I always look forward to these. Eager to dig into the ones I missed. Excellent stuff.

ATTACK THE GAS STATION (Kim Sang-jin, 1999)

Thinking about the opening shot of DEN OF THIEVES

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