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Nothing But a Man 1964
ivan dixon as duff is so good it's a little crazy. the drama of this plot centers on duff's stubbornness and pride, and rightly so but dixon grounds him in such earnest tenderness. his struggle to live his life with dignity amidst constant denigration and harassment.
you can see the fear briefly flash across duff's face right before every act of resistance. his bravery or "trouble-making" is the type to move people to imitate. watching duff makes you want to…
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Challengers 2024
happy to report that I enjoyed this exactly as much as everyone expected I would! visceral, funny, gay, zendaya, threesomes, tennis...it has it all!
loved all the sweat, the score (even when it was drowning out the dialogue), tennis fashion (god bless uniqlo), zendaya's eye squint, and the sassy chair umpire
So so glad this movie gets tennis beyond the points and gets into the nature of play and the relationship between you and your opponent
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Anatomy of a Fall 2023
had a great discussion with my fam so not gonna write a bunch, but anatomy of a fall really pushes beyond the standard courtroom procedural. an intimate and unsettling examination of what happens when the subjectivity of a relationship butts heads with the objectivity of the legal system. Brilliant acting by everyone involved especially Daniel and Snoop! Music choices were unexpected but *chefs kiss*
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