samlsilva

samlsilva

Favorite films

  • The Exorcist
  • Slacker
  • Kung Fu Hustle
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey

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  • Hard Truths

    ★★★½

  • Dead Calm

    ★★★★

  • A Scanner Darkly

    ★★★½

  • The Thief and the Cobbler

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  • Hard Truths

    Hard Truths

    ★★★½

    Some beautiful performances, but couldn't help feeling like it was a bit disconnected. Some loose ends that don't get resolved. Pansy felt like a real person without too much exaggeration, despite her frequent outbursts. I wished it was longer. I would have liked to have seen more character development between her and her family.

  • Dead Calm

    Dead Calm

    ★★★★

    Never so desperately have I wanted to see a man shot with a speargun.

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  • Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

    Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

    ★★★★

    As if we needed more reasons to condemn colonialism, the CIA, and despotic regime changes in the name of protecting capitalism and the military-industrial complex. Lots of information presented in a streamlined sequence of events detailing the Congo Crisis. Could have been a little shorter perhaps, but who am i to say how much is enough with a story like this. Also, jazz. Speaking of
    which, the juxtaposition of lively dance music with dismal newsreel footage never fails to elicit…

  • A Serious Man

    A Serious Man

    ★★★★★

    A Serious Movie

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