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Five Star Final 1931
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
"There's more huddles on this paper than the Notre Dame team."
"I think you can always get people interested in the crucifixion of a woman."
"And I thought I was cynical."
"What the matter? You sit there like a visible conscience."
"Alright than, stimulate me."
"What do you think you are, a critic?"
"God gives us heartache, and the devil gives us whiskey."
"No wonder the paper is rotten. We need more drunkards!"
"Secretaries only sec for pay."
"I'm unusual.…
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Ex-Lady 1933
Remake of "Illicit" (which starred Barbara Stanwyck). I love the brief scene of Alphonse Ethier acting as the conservative, judgemental father when he was literally pushing Stanwyck to "exploit yourself!" in "Baby Doll", lol. The brief nod to s*x in a (dark) public place in Cuba. People can play all the "independent" games they want, but at the end of the day most people want to love and be loved by someone they share something mutual and real with. The…
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The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant 1972
One of those films you're uber excited to see on premise and reputation alone. Than 10 minutes into it, you are already bored to tears. Tedious. Unnecessarily verbose. Dull characterisation. A chore and a bore to watch.
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Barbie 2023
As someone who has lived across the world, across the class strata and who has known people from every demographic imaginable my whole life, I don't really relate to this mythical idea that people are inherently bad or good due to their sex, color, income etc Such concepts can only exist in the mind of those who have been sheltered from the reality of life. In turn, I cannot relate to "Barbie" which vividly brings back the living nightmare of…
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