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Every time I watch some of Tarantino’s best work I just want to talk about how eminently watchable they are. That’s shite commentary, obviously, but Pulp Fiction, perhaps more than any of his films, is one you can drop into at any point and have a wonderful time. It’s a testament to the strength of every character and every scene that it’s become such an iconic staple and every time I watch it I’m as engrossed as I was the first time I saw it.
35
I don’t think Adam McKay has ever been particularly subtle in his previous attempts at satire but the sheer lack of any nuance here makes the whole film fall flat. You can make the argument that Don’t Look Up portrays the reaction of a doomsday scenario more accurately than we all may like to admit, but there’s a certain smugness to the way McKay handles this scenario that put me off the whole thing. The humour is lacklustre and…
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This is a film that starts with some promise but ultimately fizzles out without making any sort of tangible impact on the viewer. As is often the case with modern-day Hollywood, film executives seem more focused on creating movies that spend more time laying the groundwork for sequels within a franchise rather than making the film in question work well in and of itself. I don't know when The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat II: Makin' it…
Film #1 of the Letterboxd Season Challege 2015-16
Roger Ebert Week
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Given the relatively scarce number of 21st century films featured on Roger Ebert's Great Movies list, I expected Lost in Translation to be, at the very least, really good. However, having just finished watching it, I can safely say that not only did it meet the lofty expectations I had for it, it managed to leave me absolutely spellbound. I loved this movie.
The beauty in this film…
