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A Complete Unknown 2024
Chalamet: Good
Supporting cast: Good
Music: Good
Did I learn anything new about Bob Dylan, the person, artist, or his music: No
And I suppose that was the point. So since he’s apparently completely unknowable as a person why make a movie about him? To sell us on the potential of maybe learning something about him? Joke’s on us I guess. Fell for the old bait and switch. Or more accurately, a rock n’ roll swindle?Translated from by -
All the President's Men 1976
A testament to the acting chops of Redford and Hoffman that they can make 140 minutes of asking questions so fucking entertaining. The naturalism of all the performances is truly remarkable. Not a false note to be found anywhere. Endlessly rewatchable.
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Demons 1985
Not gory so much as it is...wet? Let's just call it "fluid-forward" since I'm not sure exactly what the bright green, viscous liquid that oozes from the mouths of the demons actually is. Anyhoo, bunch of randos attend a sneak preview of a horror film and then get attacked by demons, who are really more like zombies, while trapped inside the world's most cavernous movie theater. Manages to be both highly atmospheric and outrageously silly in equal measure. None of…
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After Hours 1985
Dark, hilarious and never predictable. Expertly manages to be tightly structured while simultaneously maintaining a dream- like that perfectly straddles the line between complete nightmare and overt farce. I’ve always put it in the same category as “The Out of Towners” (1970) and “Quick Change”. These films where New York itself is a monster attacking hapless “innocents” who may not be an innocent as they seem. The Out of Towners has a mean streak that runs through it that makes…
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