Trying to maintain the facade. Memories and fantasies mixed together, made to dance on stage. Raising the dead then nursing them in bed. Trading my life to bring you back, or using your death to give me life?
Chaplins curtain call, would have been a fitting last film. Still puffing himself up in the mirror, but unable to hide the sunken edges as well as before. Making a mockery of himself as well as a martyr. Not in the least…
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Sunset Boulevard 1950
Seeing this today on the big screen really threw this into all time greatness for me. A movie about the movies in an actual movie theater added an extra meta element to a picture already steeped in it. That this movie showcases a dead age in Hollywood while also being a time capsule of its own long lost era, really stood out for me. As did the house, which was so well shot and lit, so gorgeously designed and eye…
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Midsommar 2019
A big improvement over it's predecessor, in at least that it didn't try too hard to be more than it is. Definitely a solid 3.5 this time around. The extra little nudge, the like, is for my personal biases. First is the setting and genre. Pagan cults, obscure esoteric rites, maypoles, garlands, gowns, the greenery and scenery, are just my jam man. Visually, vibe wise, and the atmosphere really are so what I'm into. Second is Florence Pugh who I'm…
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