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  The Iron Claw 2023

  ★★★★½ Watched 09 Feb 2024

  These wwe stans go too far

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  Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3 1973

  Rewatched 07 Jan 2024

  Symphony No. 2:
  Mahler conveys devastating, dark passages with the most angelic, serene melodies I've heard in classical music. Both these sides are impressively emotive, showing Man's search for meaning and relief from life and the existential questions it conjures. This emotion culminates at the end of the fifth movement, the 'resurrection' itself, as Man finds their answers in God. The setting of Ely Cathedral could not be more apt. The shots of the surrounding religious art and Anglican architecture…

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  Maestro 2023

  ★★½ Watched 02 Jan 2024 3

  What a peculiar man. Bro had a cigarette in the family hug. Mahler sales after this: 📈

  This could’ve been so much better if they developed more of the underlying themes and ideas surrounding Bernstein and his music. The music in this film was obviously good content-wise but I feel like it was used at times when it wasn’t necessary. Also, as with most films, I think they’ve bitten off more than they can chew. It tries to mess around…

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  The Thing 1982

  ★★★★ Watched 31 Oct 2022 4

  What is this?
  What does this have?
  It wasn't scary enough for a horror or funny enough for a comedy. It was confused. The only redeeming factor was the cinematography.

  "Wouldn't get over 2 stars. Once you pull back the veneer of the explosions, blood and fire you're left with nothing. No substance. No twists, no character development, not even any good scares. Left feeling frustrated." -Brother

  Can this John Carpenter guy have an original thought? Dude used Unfortunate Spacemen to make thousands.

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