walterx4

walterx4

Favorite films

  • 12 Angry Men
  • The Godfather
  • Last Year at Marienbad
  • Seven Samurai

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  • Rust and Bone

    ★★★½

  • Aftersun

    ★★★

  • Strange Way of Life

    ★★★½

  • Ichi the Killer

    ★★★★

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  • Rust and Bone

    Rust and Bone

    ★★★½

    Marion Cotillard is extremely believable in this both caring and brutal film.  Pretty unique for a film to cover the reclaiming of one’s life after losing both legs, and to also deal in the world of illegal fight clubs. 
    Extra 1/2 star for Springsteen’s State Trooper and the B-52’s Love Shack.

  • Aftersun

    Aftersun

    ★★★

    Loved the subtlety and how this particular father daughter relationship rang true. 
    I think all 11 year-olds can relate to how cringeworthy us dads can be on the dance floor. Good solid film, if not exactly extraordinary.

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  • The End of Violence

    The End of Violence

    ★★★

    I love Wim Wenders, but I’d stick with the actual Edward Hopper Nighthawks painting and any number of other Directors such as Paul Thomas Anderson or Robert Altman for a better film critique of SoCal movie culture. This kind of drags and the dialog doesn’t always land, sounding like a bad Philip Marlowe narrative.

  • He Who Gets Slapped

    He Who Gets Slapped

    ★★★★½

    At a mere 72 minutes, HE WHO GETS SLAPPED still feels like a grand epic, full of betrayal, personal struggle, pathos, tragedy, revenge, noble sacrifice, terror, and doomed love. Not at all surprising this is based on a Russian play as all of the above elements are the very definition of Russian literature and art.

    The film has a stunning cast of silent era greats: John Gilbert, Nora Shearer, the MGM Lion himself (seriously), and towering above them all, at…

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