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Graham Martin has written 79 reviews for films during 2020.

  • Limite

    Limite 1931

    ★★★ Watched 29 Dec 2020

    A great restoration with beautiful imagery and music but unfortunately this movie has big “falling asleep during 9am History of World Cinema” energy

  • M

    M 1931

    ★★★★★ Rewatched 26 Dec 2020

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

    I had fully forgotten how much salient social commentary was imbedded into this skillfully crafted thriller. The kangaroo court scene highlights Lorre’s immense talent, and the image of the mob all raising their hands in unison is quite the beat. V glad I bought this

  • Chungking Express

    Chungking Express 1994

    ★★★★★ Rewatched 26 Dec 2020

    Undoubtedly one of the GOATs

  • A Christmas Story

    A Christmas Story 1983

    ★ Watched 24 Dec 2020

    This movie is a huge bore sorry to any fans out there but I am not down

  • Dry Summer

    Dry Summer 1963

    ★★★★ Watched 22 Dec 2020 1

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

    Not sure where all of these Genesis references are supposed to lead to, since the fratricide here is nothing like Cain and Abel. Nonetheless, this is a solid film that makes interesting points about land and laws. Osman has the deed to the land from where the water flows, giving him the right to inflict drought on his neighbors. Yet legal decisions typed up by local authorities are easily overturned, and Osman himself destroys all records of his brother’s communication…

  • Die Hard 2

    Die Hard 2 1990

    ★★½ Watched 21 Dec 2020

    This is weak but at least now I see where Mac from Always Sunny gets it from

  • Redes

    Redes 1936

    ★★★★½ Watched 21 Dec 2020

    Steinbeck must have seen this movie

  • Touki Bouki

    Touki Bouki 1973

    ★★★ Watched 21 Dec 2020

    Wasn’t really feeling this one except for that sex on the beach scene

  • In the Mood for Love

    In the Mood for Love 2000

    ★★★★ Rewatched 19 Dec 2020

    Slightly infuriating that in the one rain scene where my man has an umbrella he just holds it limp at his side. No wonder your wife doesn’t like you

  • Moneyball

    Moneyball 2011

    ★★★★½ Rewatched 16 Dec 2020

    This movie is 100% a future classic. 

    Also huge shout out to the production designer who decided that the only decoration in Jonah Hill’s bedroom would be a poster of Plato

  • The Corn Is Green

    The Corn Is Green 1945

    ★★★★ Watched 09 Dec 2020

    The timing and delivery of “that man is so stupid it sits on him like a halo” is an all-timer burn

  • The 25th Hour

    The 25th Hour 1967

    ★★★½ Watched 04 Dec 2020

    Watching a movie on a flatbed/steenbeck has the same effect as an airplane where it doesn’t matter how much footage is missing or how badly the color has faded to magenta — you’re still glued to the screen the whole time. 

    Really great final scene