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  Mildred Pierce 2011

  ★★★½ Watched 21 Sep 2023

  The very last line of this, after 5.5 hours, is “let’s get stinko.”

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  Menus-Plaisirs Les Troisgros 2023

  ★★★ Rewatched 18 Sep 2023

  Even minor Wiseman is a blessing. Review here.

Popular reviews

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  Oppenheimer 2023

  ★★ Rewatched 19 Jul 2023 3

  Review for InRO. An excerpt:

  But, even if one accepts that rote political thrillers usually care less about visual appeal and more about images working in favor of the story, Nolan’s script comes up dry. With no-nonsense editing, Nolan cuts from line to line as quickly as possible in order to match the speed of the actors’ performances. No single character seems to have a fleshed-out personality, so each scene devolves into characters finishing each others’ lines in order to…

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  Vampire's Kiss 1988

  ★★★ Watched 03 Oct 2016 2

  But also 5 stars