A little disappointed with this one. It was a fun watch with a great premise and some good bits in there but it felt like a South Park episode and the satire just felt too goofy and heavy handed. I think O’Russel’s movies are generally underrated but this one didn’t really land for me and I even liked Amsterdam. I’d give it another try sometime but it could have been better.
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The Manchurian Candidate 2004
Solid, fun early 200s middlebrow action, decent acting all around with a standout performance from Meryl Streep. It doesn’t beat the original but it’s honestly not too far off.
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Across 110th Street 1972
I’ve been reading Nixonland lately, every day more convinced that we will never move forward from the sixth party system and the politics of the people’s movements and the reactionary backlash they inspire. This movie is a great example of that to me — so many lines from this half-century old film are used verbatim in today’s political discourse — and it’s not even a “political movie”. This is a far above average crime thriller on its own merits, but…
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Code Unknown 2000
A new favorite for sure. In the multinarrative style of Pulp Fiction, Traffic, Crash (2004), but better than any of those that I’ve seen. Haneke weaves a tapestry of modern Europe with so much more depth and detail than should be possible with two hours of voyeuristic vignettes. He gives just enough detail for the audience to follow the plot, but never overexplains or infantilizes the audience at all. It’s the perfect narrative balance that makes you feel smart just…
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