rustymcfly

rustymcfly

Favorite films

  • Back to the Future
  • Past Lives
  • Kingdom of Heaven
  • The Magnificent Seven

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  • Conclave

    ★★★★½

  • The Birdcage

    ★★★★★

  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

    ★★★★★

  • Downton Abbey: A New Era

    ★★★★½

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  • Conclave

    Conclave

    ★★★★½

    Superb filmmaking, writing, and acting. It just gets better the more I think about it, with such a rich tapestry of characters and beautiful themes of faith, progress, and what it takes to make a great, forward-thinking leader.

    Side note: my take on awards is that they don’t mean much in the long run…but it’s still a head-scratcher that this got so little recognition (outside of the BAFTAs). Time will be really kind to it, though, and I think it’ll get even more love and respect in the coming years.

  • The Birdcage

    The Birdcage

    ★★★★★

    RIP Gene Hackman. RIP Robin Williams. Last thought: I feel like Val is the real villain of this movie.

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  • The Death of Stalin

    The Death of Stalin

    ★★½

    As a Russian, I adored the satire and takedown of the terrifying/ridiculous Soviet regime. But unlike, say, “American Fiction” which I saw recently, I don’t think the satire and heavier dramatic beats worked as seamlessly together here. And the result for me was multiple tones competing and not coming together for a satisfying whole.

  • Bobby

    Bobby

    My wife refers to it as “Everyone But Bobby”

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