I'm such a sucker for great, classically trained British actors speaking lines of well written dialogue. I'm also partial to medieval settings and monasticism. Becket is a smorgasbord in both respects. O'Toole is having a blast with this role, Burton too, everyone is on fire. Well, except for the pope. Whoever dubbed his lines deserves the lash.
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The Killing Fields 1984
Joffe knows how to film scenes that feel important. The issue I've had with his films is that he sometimes fails to weave those moments into full coherence, and The Killing Fields is no different. I can't pretend that I understand most of the intricacies of the situation in Vietnam and Cambodia, but I can't imagine someone without a firm grasp of the war could gain much clarity from watching this. It's very much made with the understanding of it's…
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Skinamarink 2022
As a chronic sufferer of nightmares, this movie hit me with a very familiar kind of anxiety. Nearly all of my nightmares, which have happened every night for as long as I can remember (I’ve stopped writing them down long ago), take place in the homes from my childhood. My old house, which I haven’t seen in 20 years, my grandmother’s house, and my great-grandmother’s house are the only settings available to that part of my psyche, I suppose. Rarely…
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Halloween Ends 2022
Not only is this the worst film in the Halloween series, Halloween Ends is legitimately one of the worst movies I've ever seen in my life. I've rarely said that about any movie. That's a testament to the raw, uniquely powerful badness this movie exudes. It almost has to be awed at like the omnipotence of God.
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