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A Real Pain 2024
Culkin deserved the Oscar. Absolutely fantastic. Passionate empath and his OCD cousin go on a trip to Poland where their recently deceased grandma survived the Holocaust. The cousins love each other very much but are totally different human beings. Culkin screams silently for most of the film, hoping for someone to understand him the way he can sense everything about everyone around him. But that kind of unfettered depth is rare as hen’s teeth and he knows it. His tough…
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The Fisher King 1991
This is my favorite Terry Gilliam film and one of my top ten most beloved movies of all time. It mixes truly horrific tragedy which splintered a good man into pieces, a mouthy shock jock who doesn’t think about the consequences of his actions, and a lonely, very strange young woman (played by the fabulous Amanda Plummer). They are all lost souls who find and can help heal each other. Fantastic movie.
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Voodoo Island 1957
When I was little, this movie terrified me. I didn’t remember the name of it, just one image. I was talking with my film historian pals a few years back and decided to tell them of the one scene. “Do any of you know a scary movie where a little girl is eaten by a giant cabbage?” Within fifteen minutes, they all answered. Voodoo Island! This has basically become a cult film for me now. With clever dialogue like, “Do…
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