The sneaky best vampire movie of all time. A totally unique perspective on the genre. Deeply upsetting and incredibly sweet, Let the Right One In is one of the most impressive movies I've watched in a long time. Characters are sympathetic and disgusting, the central conceit of the love story feels hopefully but it took the destruction of a lot of lives to get us to that point. It's a difficult movie to reckon with because it's so incredibly crafted…
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The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou 2004
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I wish this film was less of a mystery to me than it is. In practice, I can see why people don't like this entry from Wes Anderson, while it's filled with all of his signature styles, his visual aesthetic feels less complete than The Royal Tenenbaums and the script isn't as well conceived as The Grand Budapest Hotel, it's even missing the same level of emotional catharsis as Fantastic Mr. Fox. Maybe that's what attaches me so much to…
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Solaris 1972
Well, anyway, my mission is finished. And what next? To return to Earth? Little by little everything will return to normal. I'll find new interests, new acquaintances, but I won't be able to devote all of myself to them.
How can someone so small come to terms with their place in the universe, if not by clinging to something both unknowable and deeply intuitive? Tarkovsky crafts a dreamscape where feeling, science, contemplation, and reflection intertwine. At times, it feels like…
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The Apprentice 2024
Once I realized I was watching a horror movie the greatness of this movie revealed itself to me.
Truly excellent performances across the board. I had heard rumblings of this movie being kind to Trump but I thought it quite accurately portrayed the pain and suffering a deeply disturbed individual can bring into the world.
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Megalopolis 2024
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Francis Ford Coppola is nothing short of one of the most important and fundamental American directors in the short history of the art form. A radical disruptor whose independent spirit empowered him to create epic tales of power, crime, justice, loyalty and betrayal and a fundamental mythologizing of the American story. These stories were so wildly celebrated that his own story became a sort of mythos, an artist fighting against an establishment of assassins attempting to kill art itself. If…
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Good Will Hunting 1997
Insane Boston accents, fighting at a basketball court, recalling your wife waking you up with the sheer force of her farts and Casey Affleck jacking off into a baseball glove, Good Will Hunting really does have it all.
Gus Van Zandt was such an excellent choice as director. His sensitivity and willingness to linger on shots makes for a palette that lets Damon, Williams and Skarsgard shine. The script feels so electric, the conversations so natural and filled genuine emotion. Robin Williams performance is so beautiful, the balance of humor and heartbreak. What an absolute treasure.
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