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The Card Counter 2021
Oh man, I have a lot of thoughts on this one. Suffices to say that Schrader is revisiting many of the same themes as he did in First Reformed, chief among them, how do you live your life as a moral man, much less a decent one, while knowing that your life is built on a great crime.
For Ethan Hawke’s Ernst Toller, the crime is humanity’s degradation of the earth, and the conflict concerns his willingness to do something…
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Lawrence of Arabia 1962
An egomaniac ventures abroad convinced that he can remake the world and that he wants to do so for noble reasons. He accomplishes nothing, gets scores of those who trusted him killed, commits some war crimes, and returns home consumed with self-loathing and the very same longing for purpose and meaning that pulled him away in the first place. Dated and irrelevant, obviously.
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Assassination Nation 2018
Only 4 other people were in theater when I saw this, and 3 of them walked out within the first 20 minutes. That's sad, because this is a movie I wish more people would see.
Yes, it's over the top, exploitation-esque, extreme, unrealistic, and even cartoony in some ways. Yes there were some issues in the editing and structure of the story and the use of the characters, and the first act was too long and the closing act was…
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My Neighbor Totoro 1988
So just what what the fuck is a Catbus anyway, you ask? Well, imagine a bus, but made out of cat.
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Incredibles 2 2018
I didn't even have a strong desire to see this but I enjoyed it honestly pretty solid. I am so happy for the directions pixar is taking with its politics. Oh yeah and I can't believe you showed up in a Volkswagen bug, adorned with a single bumper sticker, to watch it with me.
Ok but for real elastigirls butt is heckin thicc. Im jealous.
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GoodFellas 1990
Finally watched it for my dads birthday because he is heckin Italian™ and he grew up in newark. Apparently my uncle pete is in the mob. Why arent I 100% Italian.
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A Quiet Place 2018
DAMN.
I loved this so much I cried twice.
I went in thinking it was going to be good but it was FANTASTIC.
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All These Women 1964
My beloved
My beloved
Where have you gone
I can still hear your songA pistol to my ear
The cold metal to my lobe
Not yours
Is all I could bearMy beloved
My beloved
At midnight come see me
Hold me near
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