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Manchester by the Sea 2016
Raw and real in a way few films are, capturing human misunderstandings and awkward mannerisms.
The moments of emotional release are as intense as anything I've seen.
Insanely good performance from Casey Affleck.
Very close to a 5.
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The Handmaiden 2016
Extended cut.
Really enjoyed it, but was real messy in the middle, and not in a way that felt justified by the end like I've seen others mention. I probably should have watched the theatrical :/
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No Country for Old Men 2007
"The coin don't have no say, it's just you"
"I got here the same way the coin did"Introduction
There's a strong case to be made that No Country for Old Men is the greatest Western of all time. It achieves, both dramatically and meta-textually, what most Revisionist Westerns and Neo-Westerns can only dream of achieving, with half the dialogue, all the style, and twice the pace.
The film is comprised of three central archetypes within a symbolic premise:
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 2007
Casey Affleck gives one of the best performances of the century.
The themes of Idolisation, mythology, and the deception in storytelling are ever-relevant. These themes work on a few different levels. They work dramatically, as fuel for character. They work to critique the genre as a whole. In a truly genius act of casting, they work — subtly — in reference to Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck, and how they parallel their characters.
The film is also communicating on a…
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