Shaun Costello made movies for the mob; Scorsese made movies that were just about them.
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The Thrill Killers 1964
Way ahead of it’s time and an maybe the earliest example of how mumblecore was born, none of the dialogue in this film was written all improvised to fit the scene.
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Fire Island 2022
This movie was pretty gay and pretty good too, growing up I mostly just saw heterosexual romance films, so this was a pleasant surprise. The casting is great as well, a bit cringey at moments when a character was being toxic, but overall a heartfelt gay romp about falling in love.
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The Last Black Man in San Francisco 2019
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
The first 5 minutes suck you in and the rest just draws you in further, this film is a love letter to a city that meets hate somewhere in the middle; the gentrification of major metropolitan cities has occurred for years and through this films narrative it tells just one story of someone tired of feeling like they are at the bottom. By the end of the film my father turned to me and asked “was that based on a…
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The Mask 1994
When I was a kid this was one of the only movies I owned on VHS, my mother saved up money from each check so when Halloween came I could dress up as The Mask. This film goes beyond being just another silly film for me it holds sentimental value coming from nothing to seeing how you can end up with something. Show this film to your kids laugh with them and remember that sometimes all you need is just that.
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