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tick, tick...BOOM! 2021
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Fantastic. I'm a sucker for films about balancing the desire to pursue your passion with the personal relationships in your life, and given the tragedy that surrounds the film's protagonist, I enjoyed how tick, tick...BOOM explored that whilst keeping things mostly hopeful and joyous. It's a great exploration of the creative process, the music was great, and Andrew Garfield was clearly in his element here. I'm certainly no theatre kid but enjoyed every moment of this.
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The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat 1897
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This is a film that starts with some promise but ultimately fizzles out without making any sort of tangible impact on the viewer. As is often the case with modern-day Hollywood, film executives seem more focused on creating movies that spend more time laying the groundwork for sequels within a franchise rather than making the film in question work well in and of itself. I don't know when The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat II: Makin' it…
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Lost in Translation 2003
Film #1 of the Letterboxd Season Challege 2015-16
Roger Ebert Week---
Given the relatively scarce number of 21st century films featured on Roger Ebert's Great Movies list, I expected Lost in Translation to be, at the very least, really good. However, having just finished watching it, I can safely say that not only did it meet the lofty expectations I had for it, it managed to leave me absolutely spellbound. I loved this movie.
The beauty in this film…