Man did I think this was cool in high school. I wanted to be Rob- now I realize he is that guy who comes into the book store, comments on the stuff on the wall to a hostage tinder date, and doesn’t buy anything. Rewatching it recently I found Barry the most tolerable character. Rob’s mix choices were cliches from jump. File this one in the bin of the past- should not have revisited it. HOWEVER the Ian in the store scenes are funny, as is this line: “The night Laura’s daddy died Sha na na na na na na”
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S.W.A.T. 2003
21 years and 2 months ago, my best friend and I walked into a no-longer-there Cape May movie theater and were blown away by this gem. Just watched it again tonight (kicking off a Colin Farrell marathon) and it holds up! Samuel L Jackson doing his thing, great side characters, perfect pacing, a hall-of-fame douchebag captain. This movie has it all- there is an alternate world where there are like nine of these now. I’ll settle for this one.
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Babylon 2022
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
The good: Capable cast that makes this movie way less of a slog at 3 hours. More than one (but probably fewer than four) dynamic sequences of filmmaking or parties. Two out of three speeches on the nature of film directed to the audience are winners. Finally someone made Margot Robbie and Samara Weaving face off.
The bad: the opening party sequence (featured in the ubiquitous trailer) is static and boring and eternal. The characters are as thinly written as…
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