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  Salesman 1969

  ★★★½ Watched 11 Mar 2025

  CC Challenge 10/52: Andrew Garfield’s Closet Picks:
  Vérité documentary filmmaking is totally new to me and admittedly took a little while to click. When it did I found it to be a genuine tough watch, not due to any formal qualities, but just due to how grimy the whole concept is. So much more depressing than I was expecting. Parts of this felt scripted, but I think that is just a testament to the quality of filmmaking on display. A true American picture, as I don’t know if I can think of anything more American than a door to door bible salesman.

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  Manhunter 1986

  ★★★★★ Watched 10 Mar 2025

  Incredible. Mann is operating at near peak powers here. Probably my favorite looking of his stuff too. 

  The final confrontation is the kind of stuff other filmmakers dream of imitating.

Popular reviews

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  The Straight Story 1999

  ★★★★½ Watched 18 Jan 2025

  It may be because of when I chose to watch this for the first time, but I can’t help but see a lot of David Lynch in Alvin Straight. A man whose actions may perplex those around him, but who stays the course regardless of what they may say. Someone who made the world a little more interesting for those around him. A true 1 of 1. Never had much interest in watching this because I always wrote it off…

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  The Player 1992

  ★★★★★ Watched 04 Jun 2024

  Cool they got the bulk of the cast of Nashville to show up