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The Carpenter 1988
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
VS-492 SLIP
FEBRUARY 2025Trying to work through my backlog of Vinegar Syndrome releases, I decided to finally check out The Carpenter, spurred by the recent passing of Wings Hauser, a character actor I knew next to nothing about.
The film follows Alice, a former psychiatric patient, as she retreats to a newly purchased home mid-renovation. Her husband, a philandering professor, questions her mental stability. Meanwhile, at night, she hears the sounds of a mysterious carpenter tirelessly working on the…
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Paper Moon 1973
When I watch Howard Hawks movies, I find myself wishing they had the effortless charm of Paper Moon.
Set in the 1930s, the film follows a slick con man who unexpectedly takes on a fatherly role while traveling with a sharp-witted young girl. What unfolds is a heartwarming, often hilarious story that feels entirely natural—never forced or predictable. So much of its magic comes from the real-life father-daughter dynamic at its core, making every moment feel authentic and alive.
Also, the visual storytelling of depression-era Kansas is magnificent.
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I Saw the TV Glow 2024
Hooptober: Film #2 (Free Category)
"I Saw The TV Glow" taps directly into '90s nostalgia, feeling almost tailor-made for me. Filmed in New Jersey, it evokes the mid-'90s SNICK era of Saturday night Nickelodeon. This one really resonated with me! While I never felt as alienated as the characters in the film, the deep craving to consume, research, and obsess over something was incredibly relatable—something that’s carried over into both the characters’ lives and my own adulthood. The ending of…
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The Fly 1958
Entry #2 (Hooptober9): 1 of 2 insect centered films
The Fly has no right to be as good as it is. The best of the 1950s- style Sci-Fi horror genre, The Fly has some rather elaborate and riveting scenes. Spoiled for me by The Simpsons, I can only imagine what this must have been like for a 50s audience. Especially with that ending.
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