mattgoold

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Favorites are my most recent 5s.

Favorite films

  • Sing Sing
  • Hi, Mom!
  • A Different Man
  • Magnolia

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  • Babygirl

    ★★★

  • The Young Girls of Rochefort

    ★★★★

  • The Wind Rises

    ★★★½

  • Rumble Fish

    ★★★½

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  • Babygirl

    Babygirl

    ★★★

    You can’t have a baby girl without a kid man.

    Some compelling performances for sure. Kidman and Dickinson, yah, but Tony Banderas plays it to perfection too.

    It was an enjoyable watching experience for the most part, but I kind of feel like I’ll never think of this movie ever again. At least until I see a bowl of milk.

    2024

  • The Young Girls of Rochefort

    The Young Girls of Rochefort

    ★★★★

    The colors! The dancing! The songs! The love!

    Spent the majority of this grinning, which is the preferred way to watch a musical, I believe. Was on my radar for Gene, but he winds up being delightfully outshone by almost every one else and that's okay! The real life sisters playing movie twins are show-stopping. Chemistry that only sister can concoct.

    As a 25% French human, this is my culture, this is my heritage, this is my truth.

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  • Rumble Fish

    Rumble Fish

    ★★★½

    Frank is doing Art here. He created such a mesmerizing world in such an unexpected way, he is a visionary. I mean, the subject matter just would never evoke what this became from anyone else. That's someting.

    Really enjoyed the dynamics and relationships of the brothers—Rusty James personifying that hard to pin down quality of total admiration of someone who is within your vicinity and yet totally out of reach. The Motorcycle Boy being the effortless god among men. Matt…

  • Magnolia

    Magnolia

    ★★★★★

    Literally seconds into this and I'm realizing this is going to be my absolute jam. 25 years late, but oh baby, this is excellent.

    The cast is incredible, the story is dynamic, the ambition propels it through a hefty 3 hours with such athleticism it feels half that length. Remarkable.

    Could go on and on about Tom's hair, Julianne Moore's face, John C. Reilly's mustache, Bill Macy's little earring...these characters are designed so lovingly, they feel real.

    So many feelings to feel, thoughts to think, and sights to behold. P.T. Anderson really might be the greatest director. Who says no?