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Confess, Fletch 2022
Whacky, proletarian*, and so much fun. Definitely a gem of a movie—makes me want more Jon Hamm leading comedies.
*This whole movie has a subtext of dogging on rich people and I am so here for it.
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan 2006
Still a classic. Still slaps. 🇰🇿
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Porco Rosso 1992
Visually compelling (especially Marco’s plane) with a genuine message about individualism and carving out your own path (despite the circumstances around you). I do wish there was more of a resolution to the curse, but the implication of an alternative happy ending was satisfying enough.
“I’d rather be a pig than a fascist.” Is still the best line though. 🐷
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The Brutalist 2024
Simply put: a beautiful film. Maybe it doesn’t fully accomplish everything it sets out to do—but this rumination on the (Jewish) immigrant experience and the American Dream feels so real and so raw. The actors kill it; each shot is a painting—and so intentional; and the struggle between art and capitalism is as bare as the brutalist architecture our hero builds. Worth watching, examining, and hopefully it stands the test of time.
Addendum upon further thought: this was a profound film. Every aspect of the story contributes to the larger metaphor and the loose ends actually contribute as well. This movie is genius.
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