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tonyrabin

Favorite films

  • Traffic
  • The Limey
  • Out of Sight
  • King of the Hill

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  • Bird

    ★★★★

  • Here

    ★½

  • Sing Sing

    ★★★★

  • The Wild Robot

    ★★★½

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  • Bird

    Bird

    ★★★★

    Really loved most of this movie, but not sure how I feel about (or understand) the ending.  Until then, it was a fantastic coming of age film that introduced me to a world that I did not know with some great style and wonderful performances.

  • Here

    Here

    ★½

    I’ll give it one star for showing The Beatles on Ed Sullivan, one star for the concept, and minus 0.5 stars for the actual screenplay.

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  • A Real Pain

    A Real Pain

    ★★★★

    I’m not sure why I was surprised by how heavy this movie was.  After all, it deals with people choosing to take a vacation that involves understanding a history that, if not defined by, is definitely influenced by collective tragedy.  The power is in the process of that collective tragedy setting the stage for exploration of personal loss, as well as the long standing dynamics that affect generations.  A very thoughtful and sad film, punctuated by strong performances and a kind of travelogue of Poland in the present and past.

  • Challengers

    Challengers

    ★★★½

    I feel like something happened in the last twenty minutes of this film. The music got weirder, and then the final match was presented in like five different style choices, including first person perspective that could make you dizzy.  Then it goes over the top ridiculous, and I started to prepare myself for the sure probability that I wasn’t going to find out who won, the tennis match or whether the person who won “actually “ won. Then in the…

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