really good as a deconstruction of noir tropes. the effortlessly cool, suave noir hero gets trapped in an elevator for the duration of the movie and his cool lover just mopes around paris for the whole time. meanwhile, a couple of dumb kids try to steal the hero's story by stealing his car and get in over their heads. ultimately, this is what a lot of (particularly french) noir heroes are, underneath the veneer granted them by the filmmakers: dumb…
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Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga 2020
every time I see this, the more impressed I am with specifically dan stevens and rachel mcadams. I know they're good, but they're always better than I expect.
he way dan stevens says "he/him, he/him" gets me every time
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The Third Man 1949
one of the most remarkable looking films I've ever seen. just insane light and composition. the looming shadows, the alleyways bathed in light, the dutch angles were truly wonderful to look at (oh, and the shapes the ferris wheel scaffolding made!). in addition, it did the reversal of villain from the cop to lime was very well done. finally, the sewer chase (cf. the fugitive?) and the ferris wheel scene were so great.
but that fucking zither kept me from…
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