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  The Alto Knights 2025

  ★★★½ Watched 25 Mar 2025

  Having De Niro play two of its lead characters is intriguing. It peaked my curiosity when seeing the promotion. 

  But I was amazed with the true distinction between both characters.

  Vito Genovese who is the more unhinged and outwardly talkative, contrasted with Frank Costello who passive but organized and
  none aggressive. De Niro showcases why he can take on and succeed with a challenge.

  Accompanied by great contrast female leads with Debra Messing and Katherine Narducci. Really great presence from…

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  Pressure Point 1962

  ★★★★½ Watched 23 Mar 2025

  Talk about riveting, disturbing, engaging, and underrated.

  This film does what I generally like to believe great artists do to tell a shocking story, and get a reappraisal decades after its release. 

  We truly don’t see films like this anymore, it isn't a big marketing picture. But it’s sidelined because of the content of an African American psychiatrist in a prison facility, studying and treating a disturbing neo-nazi convict. 

  Stanley Kramer gets high praise for producing this film, earns the…

Popular reviews

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  The Bishop's Wife 1947

  ★★★½ Rewatched 13 Dec 2024

  Cary Grant is on full display here. The ultimate
  degree of on screen charm 

  Loretta Young has such grace and beauty 

  David Niven is a multilayered performer, who can still provide a comedic charm that gives more depth to this stiff and almost one layered character.

  The movie itself is of its time, but not to be frowned upon by any means. It’s a great fantasy charm filled with utter romanticism of the holidays for love.

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  The Wild Robot 2024

  ★★★★★ Watched 25 Feb 2025

  This takes what Disney expertly done in their classic movies, and tripled it with modern animation styles, and thematic narrative about environmental change.

  This was better than Wall-E. Better than most Disney movies in the last 10 years.

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