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  Being John Malkovich 1999

  ★★★★ Watched 06 Jun 2020

  Relentlessly bleak if that's a jam.
  Watch for:
  - Corporate torture porn
  - Bad people characters
  - Actors pulling off something together they never could alone

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  Julie & Julia 2009

  ★★½ Watched 03 Apr 2020

  Watch for: 50's Paris Aesthetic, Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci chemistry, food porn.
  Relatively interesting plot. Uncertain about the inclusion of the post 9/11 landscape as a framing device for this film. As the portrayal of events surrounding the writing of a blog, some level of 'true-to-life' must be at stake, yet perhaps it is overstated here? It seems to come at odds with the more light hearted framing device of friend envy / unfulfilled potential. Meryl Streeps performance is…

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