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Prisoners 2013
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An amazing performance from Jackman, who looks almost unrecognizable with a new haircut and a hunting jacket.
Gyllenhaal is ok — he’s good when confronting Jackman, but has some awkward lines, a needlessly weird appearance, and puts on a weird voice. He's also the worst cop in the world (takes too long to recognize maze symbol, lets a suspect kill himself, almost kills Anna driving back to emergency room).
The reveal is good, but I find the moral implications of…
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Fargo 1996
Wow, can the Coens make a movie. No one blends the absurd, tragic, hilarious, depressing, and quaint like them. In no other movie would I feel the sadness of an innocent garage attendant’s deaths paired with the hilarity of Steve Buscemi’s scheming.
Each character’s motivations make sense and match their characterization, but not in predictable ways. Instead, the film thrives in the unexpected, and seems like a slightly more refined version of Miller’s Crossing.
Margie is a truly unique character,…
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Mickey 17 2025
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Pattinson and Collette deliver awesome performances, with Pattinson especially elevating the movie in the first third, mostly with physical humor and some great vocal/facial control. I’m not a big Ruffalo fan and I thought he was pretty mediocre.
Unfortunately, the script was pretty scattered in certain points and I thought the movie suffered from having one foot in a lighter sci-fi comedy thriller, and one foot in a serious critique of capitalism. It was a contrast to Snowpiercer’s relative seriousness…
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