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Icarus 2017
What started as a small experiment turned into a huge blown-up scandal. What a wild journey.
I did my senior thesis on modern biochemical methods of testing for PEDs, so I was pretty intrigued as to what I was going to learn here. And while in general I still really enjoyed the doc, it definitely takes a turn away from the more scientific aspect of doping and turns into a huge discovery regarding the Russian federation, riveting stuff.
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Notting Hill 1999
Doesn't quite have the sauce, but dang this is an all-timer romcom for sure. Hugh Grant has mastered the "casually holding jacket over shoulder" look, just phenomenal.
I have to be totally honest, I don't think the chemistry was there and the acting felt a little off and forced at times. There is certainly a massive audience for this movie though, and it's got some banger dialogue at times.
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Dune: Part Two 2024
Just as generations before us have had The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the King, we have Dune: Part 2.
There's so much to say about this movie. It's an absolute tour de force from Villeneuve. If he hasn't yet cemented his legacy as a legendary filmmaker, this is what should do it. Mind-numbingly intense from start to finish. The journey of Paul Muad'dib Atreides is fully fleshed out and the movie concludes in a spot where you can't…
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Stalker 1979
Finally getting around to a Tarkovsky film, and what a treat!
Stalker delivers a plot with a somewhat straightforward goal for the protagonists and hinges it on a philosophical dilemma to give it an enormous amount of creative depth. Realism and surrealism clash back and forth as the laws of physics no longer apply and human nature and morality is deeply questioned.
The sound design, cinematography, and lighting are in peak form especially considering the minimal budget needed to make…
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