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One of Them Days 2025
A breezy, low-stakes hangout movie, One of Them Days is a refreshing departure from Hollywood’s usual output, delivering effortless charm and humor without heavy-handed messaging. Keke Palmer and SZA shine with natural chemistry, and while the plot never feels urgent, that’s part of its appeal. It’s more about the vibes than the stakes. The film sidesteps tired racial grievance narratives in favor of effervescent fun, even tossing in a well-placed slavery joke. The comedic drug lord subplot ensures there’s never real danger, reinforcing the film’s lighthearted tone. Solid and enjoyable but not particularly memorable
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Shutter Island 2010
Often regarded as second-tier Scorsese, Shutter Island is, in my view, a compelling exploration of memory’s fragility and its impact on identity. Scorsese’s meticulous direction crafts an atmosphere where reality and delusion blur, challenging viewers to question the reliability of their perceptions. This psychological thriller stands as a testament to Scorsese’s ability to delve into the complexities of the human mind, offering a haunting reflection on how our past defines us.
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Throne of Blood 1957
Kurosawa strips Macbeth down to its bare bones, leaving behind something even more brutal, more deterministic, and more pitiless. Throne of Blood isn’t just about the price of ambition—it’s about how ambition is a rigged game from the start, with fate tightening its grip the moment Washizu steps into the fog. The landscape is barren, the castles squat and oppressive, the world cold and indifferent. Mifune is less a tragic hero than a caged animal, snarling and frantic as his doom creeps closer. A vision of power as pure horror.
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The Woman in Red 1935
The Woman in Red (1935) is a melodrama with a lowercase “m”—a film that moves through its beats competently but never really finds a pulse. The setting is barely there, the stakes feel oddly low, and the whole thing has the disposable quality of an old TV movie before those even existed.
Still, Stanwyck is Stanwyck, and when she erupts into one of her signature emotional outbursts, you get a glimpse of the fire that would define her later roles.…
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