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  Scarface 1932

  ★★★½ Watched 07 May 2024

  1. The shot when theres a shooting Tommy gun behind the pages of a calendar falling down to mark the passage of time is just *chef's kiss*

  2. The secretary character was just amazing comic relief and its a tragedy that De Palma didn't put him in his movie. What a legend.

  That's about it. Just a really good 30s gangster movie.

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  Scarface 1983

  ★★½ Watched 06 May 2024

  Though this was my second time watching this movie, I comletely forgot most of it in the 15 years and honestly I was disappointed in how much I liked it earlier. I know it was basically the point but Pacino was so hard to watch the whole time, starting when he was trying to play a hot-shot cuban youngster as a 42 year old, and ending with his restaurant scene which i guess i blocked out of my mind.

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  Drive My Car 2021

  ★★★★ Watched 29 Apr 2024

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