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Home Alone 1990
This came out when I was 10 years old. It was a sensation and I remember thinking, pretentious even at that young age, that it was therefore pedestrian. Enjoyable but not important. Rewatching it now, 34 years later, I recognize how good it actually is. Having it open with Kevin in a place where he’s annoying and detestable is ballsy, but it pays off. So much of it does. The foreshadowing. The dialogue. Old Man Marley and that hug at…
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 2011
The other day, I asked my buddy @joehribar why Letterboxd has options to both rate and like a film. If someone gives a film anything above three-stars, wouldn't that mean they liked it? His response was a good one, "what if you can plainly see that a film is well-made, but don't like it personally?" He didn't say it out loud, but it was inferred: the opposite could be true as well.
Well, just five films into my Letterboxd career…
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Midnight in Paris 2011
Considering its plot, where a man named Gil travels through time to consult with the great masters he idolizes on the book he is writing, Midnight in Paris should overflow with imagination and whimsey. Instead, the film and the characters in it just kind of stumble along.
The modern day set of characters — Gil's fiancee, her friends, and her parents — are detestable nasty people. The 1920s set of characters — the great artists, authors, and thinkers Woody Allen…
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