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Se7en 1995
“What the hell do you think we’re doing then?”
“Picking up the pieces.”Every time I rewatch a Fincher, I need to add en extra hour to the runtime to account for the amount of times I rewind the film to admire a shot. The guy has been firing on all cylinders for the better part of 30 years. Not much to be said about this film that hasn’t been beat to death. It’s really cool to rewatch this after seeing the films that inspired it I will say. Just iterating greatness upon greatness.
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Mission: Impossible 1996
I feel like the infinite rewatchability of this franchise is not only due in part to Cruise’s charm and dedication to the series, but also to the unique voices lended to each installment directorially. The first of which being De Palma’s very 90’s pulp noir feel in the first film. The aquarium restaurant scene is something that feels very integral to the series, but it’s also a kind scene that we never see again for the rest of the series.…
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Alice-Heart 2025
“Gotta grow up sometime Alice-Heart”
Everyone’s the bad guy to someone. Everyone has at least one person who sees their true potential. Being a twenty something year old is confusing, and writer/director Mike ‘Bone’ Macera and company have painted a luscious black and white portrait of said confusion. Call me biased, but I have a strong feeling that this team is gonna go places!Translated from by -
The Brutalist 2024
“Dreams slip away.”
Just as Guy Pearce’s character introduction in the film, The brutalist’s almost nihilistic portrait of the American dream arrives in a big way. Staggering visuals, large orchestral pieces, and Adrien Brody’s rapturous performance in the overture for The Brutalist set the tone for an odysseyan tale of the tumultuous life of a dream. Laszlo Toth arrives in an America turned on its head, made literal in a striking shot of an upside down Statue of Liberty. A…
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