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Fargo 1996
It's been several years, but in totality, I have seen Fargo dozens of times. It's a film I know inside and out. Despite having not seen it in roughly six years, Fargo is as familiar and brilliant to me now as ever.
There are all the Coen brothers trademarks: An elliptical demonstration of cosmic justice, the sense of place as a character, the grace and cruelty pervasive where one least suspects them. Fargo is an indelible work of craft, one…
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Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time 2021
I don't even know where to start... So, how about the beginning?
When Hideaki Anno first conceived of Neon Genesis Evangelion, he had suffered years of depression and a nervous breakdown following the completion of his series Nadia: The Secret of the Blue Water. Neon Genesis Evangelion was intended to be a populist series, but as the show progresses, it's clear that Anno could not divorce the personal or political from a commercial product, culminating in Neon Genesis Evangelion: The…
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Grown Ups 2010
Look, I didn't hate this, okay? It's just middle-aged men hanging out. And yeah, it's a little silly to be like, "Oh, the kids today with their new-fangled gadgetry," and it is not without a smattering of sexist jokes. But it also doesn't take itself too seriously, and it's far more generous to its supporting cast than you might guess. It's a dumb, comforting comedy that has a few solid bits. Can't hate that.
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The Green Knight 2021
As I said in my initial diary entry, this was gonna take an additional viewing. And two years later, I was right.
The Green Knight is a devilishly funny and tragic reinterpretation of the Arthurian poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight." Here, David Lowery presents us with a Gawain (Dev Patel) whose privilege and mediocrity are intertwined, and he is perpetually reminded of this. The guy can't stop fucking up, even when he tries to do the right thing.…
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Past Lives 2023
It is a miracle that we fall in love with the people we do, that we have them in our lives as long as we do, and it is terrifying to consider all the loves we'll never know.
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Night of the Coconut 2022
They don't have a ton to do, but Patrick's parents are supporting performance contenders for me come awards season.
