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Fargo 1996
An astounding, gorgeous study of the trials of communication. Yes, this is something of an absurdist crime film, and partially a black comedy about the evil of car salesmen, but there's such rich context to its scenes. Credit to me partner for putting me onto this, but this is a film about communication. Most of the men in this film are reeling and wounded, and whenever they speak to someone else, they're begging, or tyrannical, greedy, petty, selfish, stupid. Steve…
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Escape from New York 1981
I really wanted to watch Irma Vep with Maggie Cheung, but it was only on like Max and Criterion, and I wanted to watch something action-y and half-serious and sexy, and settled on this. I love some of Carpenter's other works, but this was just alright. Felt a little too reliant on mood and genre; not enough connective tissue pushing scenes forward. But you know what it did have? Lots and lots of Kurt Russell. And my god, you don't…
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The Brutalist 2024
Insipid Zionism. An intricately-made piece of propaganda is still propaganda.
Do not let other reviews fool you. Early on, this film plays a radio announcement about the "foundation of the state of Israel" as the sun comes up and men go to work, with all the sentiment and hope of dawn's first light. There is no mention of the Palestinians living there already, of course. There is no mention of how the Zionist project was conceived of in the late…
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