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The Apprentice 2024
I shouldn’t have watched this right after Nickel Boys because it turned a pretty good movie (with one of my favorite Jeremy Strong performances) into a palette cleanser. The film felt like it was veering towards Donald Trump biopic territory; I wish it was a bit more focused on the relationship between Donald and Roy, because that’s where this movie shined the most I think. Somewhat underwhelming ending imo. God Nickel Boys was so good.
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Nickel Boys 2024
Turner’s hug scene floored me. I broke down crying while sandwiched in the middle seat between two other men on a five hour flight, shrouded in complete darkness except for the glow of my phone screen and the warmth of that hug. It was one of the best cinematic experiences I’ve ever had and I’m ashamed to say it was through an iPhone 12 and a pair of AirPods.
Also the rest of the movie happens to be incredible. An…
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Sometimes I Think About Dying 2023
"It's hard, isn't it? Being a person.."
A movie for folks who have thought a little too long about what to write on someone's birthday card at work, or catastrophized after a conversational misstep. A movie for folks who daydream about a different life. Or, perhaps, about what it would feel like to be washed up on a shoreline, dead; maybe not dead, but not quite living either.
It's a meditation in social anxiety and on feeling wholly unimportant, uninteresting…
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The Brutalist 2024
The Brutalist: Act 1 is one of the best movies ever.
Seriously, the first half of this movie was exquisite. I cried watching dudes build a building. That never happens.
Now, I enjoyed the second half of this movie. For sure. I just wish that the script didn't feel like it was rushed to completion as an obligation to finish the beautifully and meticulously constructed first half. I think that the movie could have done without that one specific scene…
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