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  Whiplash 2014

  ★★★★★ Watched 19 Jan 2025

  It's been seven years since I played in my high school band. Thanks to this movie, I feel immense guilt for all the practicing I didn't do.

  Seven years ago.

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  Onibaba 1964

  ★★★★ Watched 19 Jan 2025

  It feels a little weird to review a movie that's older than me twice over, so I'll just give a few thoughts.

  I had no idea what I was in for. This thrilled me more than it chilled me. The setting was the most disturbing part of the movie for me. The hole, the marsh, and the huts were (someone else said this) as much of characters as the main actors were.

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  High and Low 1963

  ★★★★★ Watched 05 Apr 2024

  "Two hours and twenty three minutes of fine entertainment are not a commonplace achievement. Also, from the opening frame (literally) to the last, Kurosawa never makes the smallest misstep nor permits it in anyone else".
  - Stanley Kauffman, The New Republic, 1968.

  After witnessing this film for myself tonight, I feel the truth in these words. I imagine that anyone can tell when they're watching a film of real quality, and High and Low never loses your attention. It uses…

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