Martin Prado

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  • Melancholia

    ★★★★½

  • The Brutalist

    ★★★★½

  • Say Anything...

    ★★★★

  • Manchester by the Sea

    ★★★★★

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  • Melancholia

    Melancholia

    ★★★★½

    Movies can have different criteria to achieve greatness. Acting, writing, plot, character development, visuals, themes, music…. I don’t believe you have to have it all to be great. One or two will do. This movie achieves greatness in its unique ability to craft cinematic tableaus that have psychic resonance beyond being visually striking. The one and only Lars Von Trier is a master at this. And at the same time we get a striking depiction of clinical depression that is…

  • The Brutalist

    The Brutalist

    ★★★★½

    Best score in a minute by a mile. As soon as the movie ended I popped the headphones on and went on a walk listening to this score and it is so beautiful it makes me feel like I’m at the highest consciousness level I can get to. Bravo. If this was a three and a half hour black screen with just the score I’d give it 5 stars. But alas, there was content amongst the soundtrack and it was…

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  • A Complete Unknown

    A Complete Unknown

    ★★★

    Totally normal movie!! Will go along well with all the other biopics. Blahhhh. Normal ass movie. Not bad!!! Not bad , honestly. Nice songs. Wasn’t bothered by Timmy Tim. He’s good. Not great!!!! So don’t get it twisted. This will be great for streaming. Not for the theatre. Hope you enjoyed my first letterbox’d review!!!

  • The Holdovers

    The Holdovers

    ★★★★

    Wow this was solid. Better than expected. I went in thinking I might get bored but nope, this thing keeps your attention with its phenomenal dialogue. At first I thought the high school boy banter was stereotypical and uninspired, but once the main characters are established you are drawn in and it doesn’t let go. Alexander Payne knows what he’s doing. Finally a movie that succeeds at just telling real life stories. No glamour and frill, just a solid story…

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