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Ocean's Eleven 2001
Hungover as shit and quoting every line to annoy the shit out of my friends. I love this movie to pieces.
We need another guy.
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Anora 2024
Criterion Challenge Week #8 - Will be Added to Physical Collection in 2025
Two birds with one stone here as I feel like I never actually watch the more recent BP winners. The dizzying and euphoric fervor of the first act, where a feisty Brooklyn stripper is swept away by the seemingly well-meaning Prince Charming (of an ominous Russian oligarch) is contrasted by the complete antithesis for the rest of the film. The break neck pacing slows considerably as Ani…
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Oppenheimer 2023
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Wow. Maybe it’s the fervor of seeing this in glorious IMAX 70 mm with a tremendous audience. Maybe it’s the standard patented anticipation I get with any Nolan epic. Or it might just be the fact that this coincidentally ended up being my 1,000th film I’ve ever seen, a milestone I get to revel in on this wonderful app with its even better community. Whatever it was, this was a truly special experience.
I always worry Nolan is going to…
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Black Bag 2025
Absolute fastball here from Soderbergh.. He’s an expert at perfectly mixing a sensuous suaveness with a believable grounded tone setting the stage for a solid mystery-thriller, several scenes conveying pretty substantial suspense and dread. I also appreciate how he doles out information very intentionally as to make the final twist more impactful, similar to the Ocean’s films. Add in a razor sharp script that delves into three icy romantic relationships of intelligence operatives unveiling the toxicity, adultery, and the somewhat ironic…
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