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Witness for the Prosecution 1957
Damn! Wilder's range is insane. He's a master of noir, and I've seen his comedy chops in Some Like it Hot. In this film, he combines both of these elements in spades, throws in some Agatha Christie, and makes a real banger of a courtroom drama.
Charles Laughton is the KING in this. He's so funny and bristling, and bursting with brilliance. There's a gentle and noble heart under the brusque exterior that he frequently lets you see, but not…
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Titanic: The Musical 2023
I’d throw myself into the sea for several men in this production
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I'm Still Here 2024
Quietly devastating, especially as I watch it here in Feb 2025, fighting the rising tide of American fascism, wondering whether this could happen to the people I love in the years ahead.
Torres’s performance in this film is among the most powerful I have ever seen. She instills Eunice Paiva with such strength and resilience, while quietly falling apart behind the stoic facade she uses to protect her family. It’s a powerful lesson that resistance to fascism must never cease, but that life must also be lived.
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