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  Fargo 1996

  ★★ Watched 01 Feb 2025 2

  I used to think this was a classic but on second viewing the quirky Minnesota-isms just really undercut the impact of the murder plot. Rather than being an effective juxtaposition of the quaint world of McDormand's small-town cop with the brutality of the crime I felt that the former really jarred with the latter. With the film not standing on its own as a comedy either the audience I feel like the audience aren't left with a whole lot to…

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  Daisies 1966

  ★★★ Watched 02 Nov 2024

  This film’s greatest strengths definitely lie in its visuals. There are no shortage of creative editing and cinematography choices. In particular, I loved the kaleidoscopic transitional shots that occur throughout the runtime.

  I just wish things actually happened in the film. Or rather, that things happened in a way that felt purposeful and part of some kind of satisfying narrative arc. A lot of the film just felt like a loosely connected sequence of images, even if many of them were undeniable aesthetically compelling.

Popular reviews

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  Love 2015

  ★★½ Watched 28 Sep 2023

  You know, if you really want to watch a series of drawn out sex scenes punctuated by contrived dialogue between underdeveloped characters there are better places to get that than from this movie. Just saying.

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  Dinner in America 2020

  ★★★½ Watched 11 Feb 2024

  ...and the Oscar for most aggressive haircut goes to... Kyle Gallner!

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