A solid story of the pain of an unfulfilling life burdened by untreated mental illness. It didn’t feel like it had much more to say than that, but Benjy was charismatic enough to carry the film.
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The Last Duel 2021
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Maybe the best performance Matt Damon has ever given. Jodi Cormer is excellent. Adam Driver gives his villain a sympathetic feeling, which was interesting. The complicated relationship unfolds in a way that feels as complex as the feelings involved. It’s messy, there are no good guys. It is what it is.
The rape scene is certainly uncomfortable and I’m not really sure what we learned by seeing it twice. Indeed, I think the films biggest shortcoming is the absence of…
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Holiday Inn 1942
I’m sure this was a great film at the time to distract from WWII and definitely showcases Fred and Bing’s talent. I imagine the pitch for this was to try to get as many song and dance numbers in 90 minutes as possible for F and B (though one number in particular didn’t age well).
Mostly I find the characters rather uninteresting, but I think the characters and story are really incidental to the music and so I’m probably just…
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 2023
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It was fun! Nothing will top the originals but this was a solid adventure and a wonderful send off for one of my childhood favorites. Phoebe is great as always and Indy had some great lines that felt like classics. My only complaint is they should have used Short Round as the diver instead of a brand new character.
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