Music type person. Likes films, books, and occasionally films based on books.
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The Talented Mr. Ripley 1999
Apparently Dickie Greenleaf is a time traveller. How else did he get a copy of Miles Davis's 1986 album 'Tutu' in 1958?
Apart from that, great film!
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Mary and The Witch's Flower 2017
The animation is pretty but the story feels like nothing at all. Not very enchanting for a Ghibli-adjacent film all about magic!
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West Side Story 2021
Docking half a star because Ansel Elgort is a tall dark streak of nothing. To be fair, Richard Beymer wasn't much better, but still...
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The Band Wagon 1953
Not necessarily my favourite Fred Astaire songs or dance routines, but one of his most narratively sound films. There's a strong self-referential element, with Fred playing an ageing, washed-up star of stage and screen, reflecting his public image at the time.
The supporting cast is very good, especially Oscar Levant and Nanette Fabray as the married couple who are co-writing the music for Fred's new show. And I like Cyd Charisse a lot as a dancer — her and Fred's…
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