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Ad Astra 2019
Had some trouble connecting with this emotionally on my first viewing in theaters but getting more in touch with who I am and the issues I face in the last few years has had me thinking about it often, feeling like a rewatch would really click for me now. That proved true and then some.
This was probably the most I’ve seen myself in a film in a while. The hopelessness, the isolation, the distancing from everyone and everything around…
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The Cameraman 1928
Watched this morning with my 98-year-old grandfather and he laughed quite a bit. Can't wait to see it again tomorrow afternoon with an audience of all ages at Chicago's Music Box Theatre, as part of FILMSPOTTING LIVE.
For VIP tickets (pre-show meet and greet): bit.ly/3zdmrKp
General admission: t.co/AKGmEhoHkF
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Die Hard 1988
I am not a big fan of action movies, but I feel simply calling Die Hard an "Action Movie" does it a disservice. There is so much to this movie that makes it more than an "Action Movie."
The way McClane and Hans interact is genius, and was by far my favorite parts of the movie. Both of them have completely different kinds of intelligence that they use to one up each other. McClane always thinks ahead, he always has…
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Spider-Man 2002
There is a lot I like about this movie.
The acting is great, the action, while the CGI is pretty outdated by todays standards, is still great to watch, Willem Dafoe, J.K. Simmons, Willem Dafoe, J.K. Simmons.Maguire, even after he got his powers, was pretty relatable, and I didn't think I'd like Maguire's acting going into it, but he's great.
Obviously, Willem Dafoe as Norman Osborne steals the show. He is clearly dedicated to the role, and his acting…
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The Worst Person in the World 2021
bumped this up to 4 1/2 because that’s just the joy of the theatrical experience babey!!
nothing beats dragging your unsuspecting friends to an artsy theatre an hour away to see a norwegian indie movie they’ve never heard of
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Throne of Blood 1957
please bear with me as i set aside my quippy one-liner persona here for a moment because this is something i actually have some semblance of expertise on.
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macbeth is a flawed text.
before you start accusing me of treason, it also happens to be my favorite of the bard’s tragedies. in fact, i’m about as close to a macbeth scholar as a seventeen year old can get. i’ve read it three times, seen it live three times, and…
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Saturday Night Fever 1977
What happened to movies?
They used to be so weird and small and sad and then suddenly exhilarating. Also yikes. Also Travolta is unreal in this thing. Un. Real. -
The French Dispatch 2021
When has something so full of delight and surprise been so sad? Oh, right, every other Wes Anderson movie.
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Anderson has always taken pleasure in disrupting our desire to get lost in a movie. He never wants us to forget that we are watching something that was made, that was crafted. Because this counter-intuitive trait shows up in all kinds of ways (from casting to dialogue to music to his distinctive visual style), this can be misinterpreted as an annoying affectation. I have come to experience it as an act of great generosity - to us, the audience, but also to Anderson's collaborators.
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West Side Story 1961
Ok maybe I’ve been a little too hard on Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer.
This thing is f’ing incredible.