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The Stalking Moon 1968
My dear departed dad got me into movies—or more specifically, good movies. Watching films with him was always a treat, but you had to be on your guard. After years of producing documentaries, he had a keen critical eye and could cut through the bullshit in an instant. You might put on a treasured favourite, only for him to dismantle it over the course of 90 minutes. His main complaint? “Too slow.” And the thing is, he was usually right.…
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Fat City 1972
Last time I watched this, a couple of years ago, I gave it three and a half stars. I have no idea what the fuck I was doing. On the rewatch, I’ve decided that this film is a stone cold masterpiece. I’m an absolute idiot. In my defence perhaps it’s because Fat City eschews most narrative conventions, and maybe that threw me.
To think that John Huston, doyen of Golden era Hollywood, could smash out what is basically a new…
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Blink Twice 2024
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Very enjoyable thriller and an impressive debut for Kravitz—well-directed, full of surprises, and packed with tension. The hallucinogenic tone works well, and the casting is spot on.
But some story beats don’t land. Shawkat’s disappearance and the alliance with Arjona feel rushed. For a film flirting with exploitation roots, it pulls its punches when it should go all in—female solidarity is set up from the start, so the end should have had all the gals teaming up. Instead, we get…
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Design for Living 1933
This pre-code shit is cray! Straight up polyamory, straight up saying the words “no sex” in black and white, straight up horn dog female character with agency. Man what would the world be like now if that motherfucker Hays hadn’t got all needy and shit?
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I'm Glad It's Christmas 2022
Thank God she didn’t go to that audition and follow her dreams, otherwise how would the man follow his?
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