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The Card Counter 2021
I wonder what kind of words Phil Hellmuth would have for Mr. USA…
This is a solid thriller from one of the big three Pauls in cinema. It’s a constant slow burn, a Schrader staple, but there’s a more prominent underpinning of hope than in something like First Reformed. Both of these factors make the climax hit like a truck, and it leads into an insane ending. The cinematography, while subdued, is gorgeous in places - the scene in the…
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Me, Myself & Irene 2000
“Did you just refer to yourself in the fourth-person?”
Feels long and a good amount of jokes don’t land, but Jim Carrey’s performance is pretty funny most of the time. The scene where Charlie and Hank are fighting near the end is, much like John Cena’s withdrawals in Ricky Stanicky, a moment that justifies Carrey’s seat in the Hall of Kino (he was already there from Truman Show/Sonic 3). The Farrellys really know how to bring that secret ingredient out of their actors.
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Ricky Stanicky 2024
A lot more funny and real than I thought it was going to be. John Cena is absolutely the star and has been personally inducted into my Hall of Kino for this performance - unironically his second best behind Fred’s dad.
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The Gorge 2025
Miles Teller stars in another whiplash - this movie begins like The Lighthouse, becomes Resident Evil, and finishes like First Blood. I like some of the visuals and effects, namely the environment in the gorge and the Hollow Men for how grotesque they look, but the lighting was throwing me off the whole time - it is way too dark in many scenes and the saturation effect in the gorge is muted by a constant haze. I get the fog…
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