This film is definitely an important work and has influenced countless other films. It feels tedious to watch it today for me, as beautifully done as it was. It seemed like they wanted it to be long and given the psychological discomfort it fosters it felt very long indeed.
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Kung Fu Hustle 2004
Charming, funny and great action. It's like watching a live action cartoon and a favorite rewatch.
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Boogie Nights 1997
I was filling in a cultural blind spot by viewing this movie for the first time. I remember it being a big deal back in the day, and even 25 years later it's easy to see why. The movie bounces back and forth between a strange wholesomeness and the reality of working in a stigmatized industry that was undergoing a transitional state between expensive film and distribution models to inexpensive video tape. One minute you're a minor star in certain…
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Fargo 1996
I saw this film exactly once when it came out and to this day still roll out the troupes of a stereotypical Midwestern. Everything that they threw out stuck, for all these years. I've recently had the great pleasure of relocating to the Midwest and for the first time revisited this film. It was hilarious then and it is hilarious now, even with a "local" context. I haven't tried this, but I'm convinced that you can watch this movie with…
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