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Paterson 2016
Unique in its pace. The beauty and poetry in the everyday, in every person, situation. Adam Driver is chiseled warmth, humanity and alert observer of miracles in the mundane. Story lines confound the expected conventions so even small scenes surprise. The ending is sublimely strange and lovely. After this second viewing, I also think there’s a hidden thread on living as a stoic.
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Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning 2023
It’s painful to give this less than 5 stars, given the effort and commitment that went into it. I leaned towards 3.5 but gave it 4 out of loyalty and hope that Part 2 will be better. Good parts: the jump of course; the train (mostly — a coal engine, really?); the gags. Bad parts: the Entity has no coherent backstory (despite the opening sequence) and no coherent way of being as bad as it is supposed to be; the…
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Free Guy 2021
I avoided this film on the assumption that it would be another mindless Marvel. I was more than pleasantly surprised — it was fresh, innovative, visually appealing with great action set in an interesting story. Ryan Reynolds, not my favorite, was perfect for this, and he produced it. It had its schmaltzy moments, and some missteps, and the usual exaggerated villain, the stabs at evil corporations, but the humor was exceptional, with lots of winks to other genres (the fight…
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