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I’m new to writer/director Marcelo Mayen mostly. That said, recently spotting the trailer for his latest debut at the helm, Bullock The Bruiser, encouraged me to give it a place on The Hit List earlier this month, and rightly so. Instantly you get the impression of a Guy Ritchie-style British Hoodlum drama transplanted in New York City’s urban millieu and it works in some of the best ways possible for a skeletal piece of indie film fare such as this. Really, apart from a little of the acting, the only set back for this one is that it’s not the longer feature film as it should be. Yeah, it’s indie, but it has a quality and texture that grace it amply enough that you’re watching something that would instantly look decent on the big screen. Setting the stage with a montage of the city’s skyline and flashback is actor Will […]

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