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An overwhelmingly dense work which often requires your full engagement to truly enjoy, Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat rumbles and buzzes with frenetic energy as information whizzes past the viewer at breakneck speed.
At its best when the pieces of what are presented are drawn together over the course of the film to finally reveal a larger overall picture of what the director is trying to imply. Not as engaging when those connections are tenuous or not as well presented.…
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Any horror movie that features 5,000 live rats and ends with characters fucking to death is pretty neat in my book.
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Nosferatu is the culmination of a team of artists and craftsmen working together over a period of years to achieve a holistic artistic vision. Eggers and his crew have been developing this project over the course of their careers together.
Editor Louise Ford was quoted in an interview for Deadline:
"I’m sure everyone knows the story by now…
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Pretty boilerplate coming of age film with a few standout parts.
Large focus on the technology of the period and its impact on communication intertwined with the standard trials and tribulations of youth. The technology sequences are shot in a utilitarian manner with a priority on delivering plot information and dialogue.
A few scenes relied too heavily on nostalgia for something that I never experienced to work for me. It's probably a movie that resonates more with audiences that are…
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I'm sorry, but this movie is dumb as shit.
If the main thing I'm thinking coming out of your film is that it reminded me of a debate on 4chan from 2008 then you have failed to make a product that entertains or engages anything constructive or meaningful.
All the actors in this deserve a medal of honor for the material they had to work with.
