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  The Mind and the Crime 1961

  ★★★½ Rewatched 29 Jul 2024

  A smart (if not slightly long winded) shockumentary that rivals others from the time.

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  Wonka 2023

  ★★½ Watched 21 Jan 2024

  Let’s make a movie about chocolate with all these passing references to the colonial history of the cacao trade without really dealing with any of those topics. And voila!

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  All of Us Strangers 2023

  ★★ Rewatched 02 Sep 2023

  It should have taken Haigh only a minute to realize that this thought experiment makes no sense—and I’m a fan of his work! It’s also so overdone with Inception-like dream sequences. I tried to leave the theater halfway through but couldn’t squeeze past an elderly couple.

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  All of Us Strangers 2023

  ★★ Watched 02 Sep 2023

  It should have taken only a minute for Haigh to realize that this thought experiment makes no sense. It’s also incredibly overwrought with Inception-like dream sequences. I tried to leave in the middle of it but there was an elderly couple blocking me in!

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