Jacob Mannira

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Favorite films

  • Dial M for Murder
  • Rear Window
  • The Wrong Man
  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith

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  • Little Miss Sunshine

    ★★★★½

  • Moonrise Kingdom

    ★★★★★

  • The Night of the Hunter

    ★★★★½

  • The Sting

    ★★★

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  • Little Miss Sunshine

    Little Miss Sunshine

    ★★★★½

    Incredibly stacked cast, even all the side characters that are in a single scene had me pointing at the screen thinking “hey it’s that guy, from that other thing”. I know I mention it all the time, but this is another one I’ve been meaning to rewatch forever, and I’m glad I finally did. Sweet, touching, and funny lil quirky movie that feels very much of its time.

  • Moonrise Kingdom

    Moonrise Kingdom

    ★★★★★

    It’s just such a delightfully cute and funny movie. It had been too long since my last watch, and was glad to break out the criterion for this one. Wes is truly at the peak of his style here without going completely overboard.

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  • The Wrong Man

    The Wrong Man

    ★★★★★

    Yesterday I talked about Hitchcocks seriousness spectrum and how The Trouble with Harry was firmly on the silly side, well this one is a straight shot in the other direction. There’s no big set piece, or little quip or gag to break the tension, just cold undeniable dread. From the moment Hitchcock introduces the film as based on a true story with a static shot of shadowy man on a street I knew this was gonna be a good one.…

  • The Sting

    The Sting

    ★★★

    I watched this earlier in the afternoon, and then immediately went to a birthday dinner for my aunt ginny when it ended. I had honestly forgot I watched it in that short time. It didn’t really do it for me. It felt really long, and found myself checking the time left a few times. Some parts were really cool, like the card game on the train and any scene inside their fake horse race betting office. But who knows, maybe I was just sleepy in my mid afternoon lull.

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