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gilbss

Favorite films

  • Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
  • Out of the Blue
  • The Last Showgirl
  • Sing Sing

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  • The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

    ★★★★½

  • Moonlight

    ★★★★★

  • The Hunger Games

    ★★★★

  • The Devil Wears Prada

    ★★★★

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  • The Hunger Games

    The Hunger Games

    ★★★★

    I just know Marvel dying before Rue screwed up so many parlays.

  • The Devil Wears Prada

    The Devil Wears Prada

    ★★★★

    Whiplash for fashion majors. 

    Notes:
    1. hmm Stanley Tucci
    2. Felt like Walter White yelling at Hank from the car when Andy apologized to her boyfriend. 
    3. Everyone have a fit off i guess
    4. Can’t wait to watch the 40 min YouTube essays on this.
    5. God forbid you take pride in a job you first hate and start to do better then your friends

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  • Whiplash

    Whiplash

    ★★★★★

    Watching Whiplash live in concert blurs the lines of cinema, as you're not just watching a film, but witnessing a real performance from extraordinarily talented musicians. It raises an unsettling question: how many of these performers were pushed to their absolute limits in their own lives? How many of them followed an uncompromising approach to their craft, much like Andrew, to achieve excellence?

    The live orchestra playing Justin Hurwitz's score in real time adds a visceral element to the experience,…

  • The Iron Claw

    The Iron Claw

    ★★★★★

    My father is a good man. Sort of. He is good when I compare him to his own father, and that’s enough. I hope. My father and I are more alike than I’d care to admit.

    My youngest brother turned 18 earlier this month. My other brother is getting the help he needs. The story of the Von Erich family shows how much trauma, ambition, and loss can shape a person, even in the midst of success. It’s easy to…