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pops_racer

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  • Speed Racer
  • The Lighthouse
  • Climax
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  • Clerks

    ★★★½

  • Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

    ★★★★★

  • Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

    ★★★★½

  • Chinatown

    ★★★★

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  • Clerks

    Clerks

    ★★★½

    The black and white film that Clerks was shot on helped the tone of the movie tremendously, made the store feel like its own little world - as well as the compositions, intimate bordering on claustrophobic, sparing no detail from background to foreground. The set design couldn't be more authentic, since it was filmed in the store Kevin Smith worked at. The writing and dialogue encompasses everything I love about scripts in the 90s, poetic and articulate in a snarky…

  • Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

    Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

    ★★★★★

    Maybe it's because I'm jolly rn but that was one of the best movies I've ever seen in my life.

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  • Gummo

    Gummo

    ★★★★

    This is a portrait of the small town of Xenia, Ohio (haha, Ohio) ravaged by a tornado, leaving behind a poverty-stricken community who have had to put survival above morality. Substance abuse, cat bounty hunters (people hunting cats for money, not cats who are bounty hunters) and tribalism.

    The cinematography is straightforward, capturing what needs to be captured along with B-roll footage that brings home the small-town-documentary feel of this film. The film backgrounds are in full-focus, highlighting every piece…

  • Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

    Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

    ★★★★½

    I have the flu and this cheered me up.

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