Charming short film about two people meeting and starting a relationship. Mike Leigh is just brilliant. For seventeen minutes, things were remarkably developed. Not sure how I felt about Clive, as his whole personality seemed to be corny jokes, but it seemed to work for Joy.
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Victims of Sin 1951
I put this on because I saw that it was only eighty-eight minutes, and I read somewhere that it was a musical, so I figured it would be a quick way to pass the time, and being a musical I probably wouldn’t like it all that much anyway and tune out during the songs and dancing.
Well, I was wrong on all accounts here. Yes, the film is relatively short, but it is not an easy watch. On the contrary,…
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Heart Eyes 2025
This film is so silly, but it knows it, so that helps make it work. It definitely tries to poke fun at romantic comedies and slashers, and I appreciate how that led to an effort to give us a real story, even if it is super cheesy (and the acting and dialogue didn’t help—but that could have been intentional). The kills were also pretty cool, even if I could have used a bit more. Overall, not a bad contemporary slasher.
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Judgment at Nuremberg 1961
This is a film of great historical importance, and, unfortunately, increasingly relevant once again. It does an excellent job of examining how average citizens went along with fascism and genocide. I also thought the questions surrounding national identity and patriotism were explored in a thought-provoking and nuanced way.
However, as a work of cinema, I found it somewhat disappointing, especially given (or because of) its reputation. For some reason, I cringed every time Maximillian Schell spoke, as his performance felt…
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