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Knock at the Cabin 2023
A delightful mid-tier Shyamalan! Wall-to-wall fantastic performances, especially by Bautista, Groff, Aldridge, and Quinn. M. Night remains a perfectly wonderful director and builder of tension. I cried!
My biggest issue here is this script feels like a rough draft. This is a rare occasion where a movie is 100 minutes and I wished they'd add MORE. I’m just not sure what exactly it was ultimately going for or what this film is trying to say (beyond the obvious). Feels as…
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The Automat 2021
Successful as a glowing love letter to a truly amazing idea but ultimately lacking any objectivity and is more concerned with the fame of the people interviewed than telling a complete story.
There are some really reprehensible moments in this movie! At one point towards the end, the film essentially blames homeless people for being a major part of the chain’s downfall. Earlier on it glosses over a unionization effort in the 40s by having the son of a former…
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