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The Brother from Another Planet

1984 · Film · 108 min

Directed by John Sayles

ComedyScience FictionDrama

A mute alien with the appearance of a black human is chased by outer-space bounty hunters through the streets of Harlem.

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  1. PositiveJKCalhounJan 26, 2026

    Some of these are great.

    I expect the mundane "wildstyle" tagging on train cars but have been surprised a few times to see trains roll through town with much more complex graffiti. I'm happy to see examples of some of that more artful work in this post.

    If you've seen the film, "Brother From Another Planet" you might look at graffiti a little differently as I do. :-)

  2. NeutralDocTomoeApr 3, 2023

    We had that in the 1980s as well.

    No-one remembers "The Brother from Another Planet" (1984) ... but everyone remembers "E.T." (1982). Similarly, the Marvel stuff will mostly shrink together into obscurity, while actual good movies (My money is on "La La Land" as the chick-flick musical and the "John Wick" Franchise as the action cornerstone, "Parasite" for the connoisseurs) will be remembered.