Cruise is completely incapable of playing a normal guy, and yet he’s always playing characters named Mitch, or Ethan, or Pete… it’s like if his ear got cut off, he would start shaking and grow another one. I’m totally obsessed with him
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The Age of Innocence 1993
However much praise and love Thelma Schoonmaker gets for her work, it’s really not enough. Arguably the great editor of film. There’s so much flourish and sensuality in her cuts in this one — it really takes your breath away. Anyways can we call this situationship cinema??
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Ocean's Thirteen 2007
Weirdly one of the movies I’ve seen the most, since it was one of the only DVDs I owned when I was a young kid sneaking viewings on my portable DVD player instead of sleeping.
Fun but also nonsense, much like 12, but this doesn’t have the inventiveness or the rebellious streak that makes that one interesting. Lots to like, but I always feel weird writing in depth on here so I’ll call it a day 🫡
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The Exorcist 1973
Watching your loved one succumb to sickness and knowing you can do nothing to ease their pain no matter how loudly they scream and beg for comfort. Scary for the the obvious reasons but also because everything is tangible, and built on a foundation of humanity. Every character is fleshed out in a way that reveals their hearts and vulnerabilities. The frightening thing isn’t inaccessible or entirely unknowable either — it’s upstairs. It’s down the hall, behind that door. You…
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