One of the few Michael Mann movies I hadn’t seen. Interesting that it’s his most celebrated (at least going by the Best Picture nomination), because I would have to say I didn’t enjoy this as much as most of his others. I mean, no one’s going to nominate The Keep or Miami Vice for Best Picture, but I have a lot more fun watching those. I think these kinds of true stories are a little bit bleak for my tastes,…
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The Count of Monte Cristo 2024
I say this very rarely, but this is a perfect movie. I had a favorites of 2024 list, and this just completely blew it up and stole the #1 spot.
The Count of Monte Cristo, to me, is Dumas’ masterpiece, delivering both a satisfying revenge tale and a tragedy of the toxicity of revenge. After being disappointed with previous film attempts to adapt the sprawling story with its slow, calculated plot rather than quick and straightforward vengeance, I can’t imagine…
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Star Trek: Section 31 2025
Do you not like Star Trek? Did you think the first Suicide Squad movie with Juggalo Jared Leto was really bitchin? Then have I got an abandoned TV pilot for you!
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Marnie 1964
Ok, im not going to mince words here: I hated this. The dialogue was terrible, I was not impressed by Tippi Hedron’s performance, but most of all the story. It’s a depraved male fantasy of controlling and fixing the frigid bad girl to force her to love you. Comes complete with a rape scene followed by a suicide attempt. This is ludicrously awful. And that’s not to mention the bad community theater performance of the “mother.”
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