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  The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1974

  Watched by Eli 05 Jul 2022

  Serviceable and straight to the point no nonsense thriller, doesn’t get caught up with any stylistic choices, instead relying on an air tight plot and mounting suspense to execute its power. At parts laid back, and at times the creeping tension explodes and makes for some great set peices. This whole description I just wrote is textbook Sunday afternoon crime genre, however what takes this above the rest is how absurd a lot of this is played up to be.…

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  Dog Day Afternoon 1975

  ★★★★★ Watched by Eli 05 Jul 2022

  Pure chaotic calculated brilliance, a movie that throws so much at you in the span of 2 hours, commenting on everything from police procedures to lgbtq rights, but what I’m most enamored by in this is just how even in moments of “crime” (I put it in quotes because some people think sonny is in the right since he’s “making a stand” for lgbt, and using manipulative tactics bringing up Attica), people still crowd over any chance to get famous.…

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  Minions: The Rise of Gru 2022

  ★★★ Watched by Eli 02 Jul 2022

  The minions are shaped like my antidepressant pills

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  Drive 2011

  ★★★★★ Watched by Eli 01 Jul 2022 3

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  How to find empathy in a life of crime? Pent up aggression can be expressed through violence (the brilliant gore scenes) but pent up yearning and desire can be expressed through passion and lust over someone. Which side do you even pick? It’s complicated because driver takes the middle route, satisfied with himself for gaining empathy and sacrificing himself and choosing to keep her safe is ultimately the right decision, yet is it true love if he is unable to…