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Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning 2023
One of the better blockbusters this summer but still has a few aspects that hold it back from being a great film. For one, the dialogue is quite hamfisted and repetitive (how many times can you say "the Entity"?), which is not too unexpected for a big budget action but still...
Second, despite having four kickass, big-name women in the cast, only one (Hayley Atwell) is given much development or screentime. One character especially meets a very frustrating and anticlimactic…
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Raging Bull 1980
A very powerful look at how destructive obsession, insecurities, and paranoia can be. De Niro acts his ass off portraying an extremely unsympathetic hero (maybe my favorite performance from him yet). Pesci and Moriarty nail their supporting roles. Definitely has stood the test of time, and then some.
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 2023
When this was first announced I was SO hyped for it. Then the day came to see it and...I was very much let down. Being an Indy fan since childhood, it was great hearing the iconic theme and seeing Harrison as Indy back on the big screen, but the rest largely comes off as a lifeless, tasteless, made-by-corporate endeavor. Acts 1 and 2 are quite bland and boring in many parts, and while I did like Act 3 and THAT…
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Past Lives 2023
The Aftersun of 2023. Past Lives is a beautiful, tender look at the choices we make and the human tendency to look back and wonder "What if?" It's sad, but not in a sorrowful, tearjerking kind of way - it's more along the lines of quiet regret, and the words you wish you could say to someone you no longer speak to (or talk to as much).
This film had me thinking about my own choices and all the people…
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