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30 Minutes on: "It" (2017)
Clowns are scary.
Clowns are scary.
Scout Tafoya's video essay series about maligned masterworks continues with a deep look at Ron Shelton's Dark Blue.
There are too many moments when you might catch yourself imagining the same material with ace comic performers like Kristen Wiig and Anna Faris in the roles.
A story of kindness.
The sense of place and uniformly superb performances make it worth seeing, and maybe ultimately singing along with.
A true story of miscarried justice, under-served by its filmmaking but full of excellent performances.
Watching it is like finding money in the pocket of a coat that you haven’t worn in years.