Th3Larch

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Favorite films

  • Clue
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  • When Harry Met Sally...
  • The Princess Bride

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  • This Sporting Life

    ★★★★

  • Anatomy of a Murder

    ★★★½

  • The Station Agent

    ★★★★½

  • Adventures of Power

    ★★½

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  • This Sporting Life

    This Sporting Life

    ★★★★

    I'm gonna use the word gritty. I can't help it. The struggle of the working class to try and 'better themselves' and still not fit in. Wanting what is difficult to have, and that isn't always money.

    Frank, Lumbers his way through, thinking he's made it but causes and finds problem after problem in a quest to be happy.

    It is at times a hard watch, although there was more emotion here in what can be an emotionally repressed time.

    Nice to see Hartnell's turn amongst many good performances.

  • Anatomy of a Murder

    Anatomy of a Murder

    ★★★½

    I’m struggling to place this one. As an early example of a tense courtroom drama, it certainly deserves credit. It does a lot right with the way the case unfolds, especially how the camera transitions from wide shots to those tense close-ups.

    The back-and-forth of objections and courtroom games with the other lawyers are all solid elements—super common now, but effective here.

    That makes it tough to fully judge my enjoyment. Is getting a murderer off with a plea of…

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  • The Station Agent

    The Station Agent

    ★★★★½

    A touching low key affair about loneliness, friendship and perhaps wanting what we don't want.

    Some pitch perfect performances showing (but also hiding) the difference approaches to life.

  • Office Space

    Office Space

    ★★½

    Ultimately disappointed by this well recommended comedy.

    There are funny lines in here, and I like the several running jokes and call backs. But it all seemed very slow and lethargic to me.

    Perhaps my love of the office (uk) makes this feel a tad redundant...

    Also felt that Jennifer Aniston was a bit wasted. She is such a great comedy actress and besides flipping off her boss about her flair, there wasn't much for her to be involved in.

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