Breaking Away (1979)

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Operation Condor directed by and starring Jackie Chan, is one of his Hong Kong movies, made before he became a star in the U.S., and now released with dubbing for the American market which, together with the amateurish acting, makes it look like a cheap porno title. Let us be clear. This is trash. But…

A visually impressive retelling of this much-retold tale but one which leaves something to be desired dramatically and morally

A new documentary about the Central Park Jogger case of 1989 is as simple minded as the media campaign that sent five innocent boys to prison

A gross and vulgar movie without even the excuse of being very funny

A moving portrayal of a little-known passage of recent history which even manages to make us forget why it was, until now, little known