Everyone has issues with their father. Whether we have a good relationship or a bad one, whether he was in our lives or absent, whether we even know who he is or not, they are an undeniable presence in who we are and how we live. Gene (Gene Hackman) has as much of a complicated relationship with his father as anyone does. For his father Tom (Melvyn Douglas) is a respectable man. He is loved by the community, has great…
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The Florida Project 2017
Outside of the sunshine and magic of The Magic Kingdom, there is a life that many tourists never see. There are people who live outside of the fantasy world that Walt Disney envisioned, and if he could see what that world looked like he might be saddened by what he saw. In the small town of Kissimmee, Florida - just outside of Orlando but close enough to see Cinderella's Castle, is a small motel called The Magic Castle. Though the name is…
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The Brutalist 2024
Growing up I heard stories of my grandparents on what it was like to emigrate to America. The happiness they felt when they first saw the Statue of Liberty and the feelings that they were, truly, on their way to a better life. When "The Brutalist" opens our main protagonist - László Tóth (Adrien Brody) - emerges from a ship basement of dirt and grime and happily looks up at the statue and cries like he certainly never has before. From…
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The Sixth Sense 1999
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Almost 25 years ago a psychiatrist sat in a hospital room with his patient, who has just gone through an unexpected scare. The boy – after seeing this man for a few weeks – confesses that he is ready to share his secret. He then spoke the line that would become one of the most quotable sentences of all time: “I see dead people.” Re-watching the film all these years later it is easy to understand why the line packs…
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