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  The Limey 1999

  ★★★★ Watched 20 Jan 2025

  Peter Fonda appears surprised to discover that maybe he’s the bad guy in this post-60s meditation on daddy issues. Some incredible location shots in LA (is that Malibu or somewhere up topanga?) and Big Sur.

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  Gloria 1980

  Watched 20 Jan 2025

  Phenomenal dialogue and great performances, but honestly also worth watching purely for the sense of grime and desperation in ‘70s/‘80s NYC.

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  Gremlins 1984

  Watched 24 Dec 2024

  The OG velociraptors.

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  The Birds 1963

  Watched 11 Dec 2024

  It was an unexpected pleasure to see this in 35 mm print on a big ol screen at Portland’s own Hollywood Theater recently. About a thousand other people seemed to feel similarly. The popcorn line wrapped around the block, and took so long to empty out that they had to delay the start time— which is really quite generous on the part of the staff if you think about it.

  I was definitely the least film nerdy person in the…

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