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Nightmare Alley 2021
“You can’t outrun God, Stan.”
Kicking myself for waiting over 3 years to watch Nightmare Alley. It’s got everything one could hope for in a GDT film. The cast is fantastic, and Cooper’s performance is possibly his best to date.
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Mission: Impossible 1996
There are a few reasons why I love this film. It’s the first in my favorite ongoing film series and establishes the mythos of Ethan Hunt through striking set pieces and beautifully constructed sequences. Mission: Impossible is also one of my favorite De Palma films. It is steeped in De Palma hallmarks—Dutch angles, split-screen shots, deception, and disguised identity—while simultaneously launching what will become an eight-movie series. With his direction, he began a tradition of directors stamping their styles onto…
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Saturday Night 2024
“The show doesn’t go on because it’s ready; it goes on because it’s 11:30.”
Form follows function in this raucous retelling of the first live broadcast of Saturday Night. The film succeeds at stumbling through the misadventures and nonstop anxiety during the 90 minutes preceding the show’s debut in October of ‘75. Empathizing with the stress of preproduction was no issue, but I found it hard to buy in to the other emotional elements of the film. The glimpses of the…
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A Complete Unknown 2024
“I got these special binoculars, and they allow me to see into your soul.“
James Mangold’s newest musical biopic has several bright spots. The locations, costuming, and set dressing capture the ethos of the era, feeling more naturalistic than overdone. Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash shines in every appearance. The standout scene, depicting Dylan’s debut of “The Times They Are A-Changin’” at the Newport Folk Festival, is electrifying and, for my money, the best of the film. Timothee Chalamet’s Dylan…
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