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Recent reviews

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  The Brown Bunny 2003

  ★★★★ Added

  The Brown Bunny is a controversial movie, in no small part because of its filmmaker, the outspoken Vincent Gallo. It was controversial immediately on release, but it has slowly been undergoing a positive reevaluation. The film is a languidly paced road movie about a motorcycle racer who spends most of the runtime driving around in a van, visiting rundown towns, sharing unusual encounters with women, and being haunted by a mysterious past. Taken on its premise, the film might be…

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  Mr. Freedom 1968

  ★★★ Watched 25 Feb 2025

  A proto-Team America farce/satire with a Zucker brothers-type use of visual gags. It’s politically charged, furiously funny, and very short on subtext. Only text here. Uncomfortably close to home in some moments, this nevertheless was a good time.

  I can’t believe the amount of notable actors that were in this thing: Delphine Seyrig from Jeanne Dielman, Philippe Noiret from Cinema Paradiso, a cameo from Serge Gainsbourg, and DONALD PLEASANCE?!

Popular reviews

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  The Gym Girl 2024

  ★★★★★ Added

  DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT: On the heels of Hoodie’s completion and festival run, I was looking to do a new kind of project. Hoodies was a tightly scripted farcical genre piece. I wanted my next movie to be loose and down-to-earth.

  I entered into this project with a story about subject matter that appealed to me - and still appeals to me: seeking connection. What is it like to long for someone who’s unattainable? How strongly can connections be forged through mere forces…

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  Oppenheimer 2023

  ★★ Watched 20 Jul 2023 2

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.