I watched The Lovely Bones when it first came out and the scenes with Stanley Tucci as the creep child murderer neighbor, Mr. Harvey, stayed with me over those 2+ decades. He is so captivating and creepy that his scenes, and especially his manner of speaking ("Be polite. That's another rule. Be polite.") literally burned into my mind. His performance and Saoirse Ronan's performance (she was 14!) really elevate this movie. I appreciated the other women in the cast, especially…
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The Princess Bride 1987
The Princess Bride has been on my watch list just about since I first compiled it. It goes without saying that it is probably one of the most revered movies of all time. Unfortunately, I think, having not seen it as a child, a lot of its magic was lost on me.
To be fair, the setting is beautiful. So many of the landscapes were straight out of fairy tales. A lot of the performances were fun (especially the three…
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Black Sabbath 1963
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I watched Black Sabbath when I was younger with my dad because he wanted to see where the band got their name from. At the time, I remember it being decent, and so I wanted to see if it held up on rewatch. Thankfully, it did. Triptychs can be a gamble, but luckily these are all pretty solid.
The first segment "The Telephone" is pretty solid. It definitely is more thriller-like than horror-like, but still makes for a lot of…
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End of Watch 2012
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To be sure, End of Watch has a lot of flaws, but what it gets right is so good that it gets a pass from me with a lot of those. The "buddy cop" chemistry between Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña is incredibly strong. They really do seem like best friends, which makes the emotional aspects of the film really effective as well (especially the end). There are several scenes of very intense, gripping action. It also feels very realistic.…
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