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  The Godfather Part III 1990

  ★★★ Watched 10 Jun 2020

  I have seen the first two movies about five times each (obviously), but I just never had any interest in sitting down with this one. Its reputation is middling, certainly, but beyond that it just always seemed like the definition of a movie that had no reason to exist. Parts I and II tell you everything you need to know, and any pitch for a potential Part III seemed like it would be "and then some more stuff happens."

  And,…

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  Knives Out 2019

  ★★★★½ Rewatched 29 Feb 2020

  Second watch over the weekend. Stealth MVP of this viewing was Michael Shannon, who chooses the best possible delivery for every line. Also, Ana de Armas is even more remarkable in this than I remembered—she spends the entire movie playing essentially five emotions at once, all leading to that final moment which is just *chef's kiss.*

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  Oldboy 2003

  ★★★★ Watched 20 Nov 2013

  I'd like to thank the Internet for somehow not spoiling this for me all this time, because YEESH. That was... something else. Your serve, Spike.

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  The Danish Girl 2015

  ★★½ Watched 20 Dec 2015

  Every once in a while you see a movie's title, director and premise, and you think you know exactly what it is going to be. And then it is that. Tom Hooper's direction continues to be prestige-y but cold and awkward, and overall I never felt particularly engaged with the story he was trying to tell.

  Performances are good, though. Redmayne will get the attention, but it's Vikander who gives this movie whatever energy it's able to muster.

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