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  • King Lear

    ★★★★

  • Nosferatu

    ★★★★★

  • A Complete Unknown

    ★★★½

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  • King Lear

    King Lear

    ★★★★

    You know… I’ve only heard of this film through vague small talk and unsure conversations over Old Fashions and a joint or two. It wasn’t until Criterion released this movie, restored on Blu-Ray, that I finally got the chance to see why this thing is so bizarre and provoking to passionate fans and questioned casual movie goers.

    I had no idea that Norman Mailer was in the opening scenes. Let alone his daughter. He was, from what I assumed, to…

  • Nosferatu

    Nosferatu

    ★★★★★

    German Expressionism man. Moody lighting, grand scenery of melancholy’s blanket off to a hillside, the works.

    There’s no denying that Murnau’s version of a gargantuan work is stolen. Neither F. W. Murnau or the studio he ran asked Bram Stoker’s widow if he could acquire the rights to Dracula to make a film, or anything based off the novel.

    In this Century, it doesn’t matter now. After a judge ordered Murnau’s film to be destroyed after its premiere, some copies…

  • A Complete Unknown

    A Complete Unknown

    ★★★½

    I thought Timothée Chalamet did well doing Dylan. Ed Norton being cast as Pete Seeger was a huge surprise and his portrayal of the activist/singer was one of the better parts of the film. Overall, I enjoyed the film as it is. At the end though, I felt like I watched a live concert rather than a story.
    Check it out.