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There Will Be Blood 2007
Probably my fourth or fifth viewing of what was my first PTA. Depending on my mood, this or Phantom Thread is my favorite PTA these days. I’ve yet to see Punch-Drunk Love or Boogie Nights, but I don’t expect them to change my mind.
Day-Lewis in this might be my favorite acting performance of all time. I’ve never given much thought to what that might before, but this movie makes me think about it.
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Fanny and Alexander 1982
Emilie Ekdahl would fit right in as a waitress at the RR Diner in Twin Peaks. Her looks and her questionable marital decisions are spot on.
“Can’t you go to heaven and ask God to kill the Bishop?” No, but good old fashioned magic might work apparently. Bishop Edvard is one of the best villains I’ve ever seen. He gave me Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds vibes, particularly in his interrogation of Alexander about the lie at school.
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Nosferatu 2024
Merry Christmas
This was my most anticipated movie of the year. I’m not sure why it happened, but I’m a big time vampire person now apparently. I reread “Dracula” both last year and this year. I love Coppola’s Dracula. I saw Murnau’s Nosferatu at the Byrd last year. I saw a Dracula ballet adaptation earlier this year. Last year I read “Carmilla” by Sheridan Le Fanu and “The Vampyre” by Polidori.
Eggers is one of my favorite working directors, with The…
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Black Bag 2025
The second part of tonight’s double feature exceeded expectations once again. The trailer had me expecting an okay spy thriller where we could expect some globetrotting, explosions, and betrayal of trust. Turns out it’s actually a fairly confined and cool whodunnit of sorts, which I love.
The cast is perfect. I didn’t recognize Tom Burke even a little in his Orson Welles look. Blanchett and Fassbender are a perfect pair. Brosnan is grandpa Bond as upper management.
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