A Complete Unknown doesn’t fail to track mud on some carpets. Timothy Chalamet puts together another performance demonstrative of his transformation into a generational actor, and James Mangold tells not only the story of young Bob Dylan, but the start of the musical renaissance of the 1960s, and the origins of the counterculture movement. It’s as much a commentary on the years during which it takes place as it is on Dylan, who is portrayed as a prophet, a ‘sign…
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The Dirty Dozen 1967
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I wasn’t the biggest fan of The Dirty Dozen initially. The first hour was slow and drawn out. It seemingly failed to introduce viewers to the characters, despite that being the primary purpose of the first act, either due to mismanaged plot development and timing or simply an implicit superficiality across the cast. The sound mixing was also off, although admittedly that technology wasn’t near where it is today at the time of filming. Overall, it felt caught up in…
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Shithouse 2020
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Shithouse is so insufferable. While I appreciated the plot structure to some extent (the long night sequence was decent and even had a shot I liked—which is impressive for director Cooper Raiff) and there’s some latent charm here (“I mean everyone struggles with adjusting to college, right?”— Raiff probably), this probably the most egocentric movie I’ve ever seen. Raiff’s self-insert character Alex Malmquist is a self-pitying, self-righteous loser who, even though he talks like someone who graduated from college in…
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Assault on Precinct 13 1976
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John Carpenter is an artistic visionary, and his reign as the king of the action thriller started with his first drama Assault on Precinct 13. In every way it’s perfect; from great camera work, to effective structuring, compelling scene design and well used sound-effects and background music, Carpenter’s cinematic expertise is unrivaled by the other action directors of his time. This expertise extends to writing as well—Carpenter maintains the perfect level of cool in the dialogues across Assault on Precinct…
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