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Only the Brave 2017
A sturdy, sincere, deceptively complex, and sad movie. Every actor is locked in, a who's who of men (Bridges, Brolin, Teller, Kitsch) who pay the bills with IP but hunt for stories about dignified underdogs battling nature and God and their own personal shortcomings. Kosinski's sanded-and-buffed style—architected, geometric images and sci-fi-forged utopic visions—mingles in an unusual way with the inherent chaos of a film engulfed in flames. Early on, Jennifer Connelly heals a wounded horse in a not-so-subtle but helpful…
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CODA 2021
I gave this another shot after being totally unmoved by it out of Sundance. Three weeks ago my wife and I welcomed a beautiful baby girl into our life and so I am now legally and emotionally required to be moved to tears by coming of age stories in which a father truly sees and comes to understand his daughter. I don’t make the rules. Wonderful movie.
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