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A Clockwork Orange 1971
Director's Retrospective No.1 | Stanley Kubrick (Part 9 of 13)
I didn't feel that visceral, jaw dropping, mind-is-blown feeling that I still remember feeling when I watched A Clockwork Orange for the first time over a decade ago. I was 14.
What I came away with was a very whole sense of appreciation for what this film tries to do, in practically every way.
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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas 2008
"If you ever found a nice Jew, you would be the best explorer in the world."
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John Wick 2014
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