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Hundreds of Beavers 2022
Tonight I witnessed a slice of Hollywood history. You may not have heard of Hundreds of Beavers yet, but soon its' cult following will outnumber the furry critters themselves. This slapstick silent comedy was willed into being over two subzero midwestern winters with a scant crew, AfterEffects, 6 Beaver Costumes, one maniac star, and a dream. The ensuing chaos feels almost impossible. Imagine if Buster Keaton was trapped in that one obscure, impossibly difficult Game Boy game from your youth,…
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Anger Management 2003
I thought the Sandler streak was over because I ran out of physical copies of the ones I used to watch, then this one wound up on Netflix. Anger Management was in heavy rotation as a kid but after this viewing, I remember why I put it in a “GIVE AWAY” box years ago.
Oh brother this one felt real bad. I don’t know how they managed to pair Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson and still have a movie where almost…
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La Haine 1995
This joins the class of movies that I appreciate way more as an influence to filmmakers I love than as an actual story in itself. It’s very good. The dynamic of the three leads is consistently tense, the black and white cinematography fully immerses you in this bleak vision of France and there are several shocking and impactful moments.
I did ultimately get a little exhausted with it. After a while, it does devolve into watching these three guys have…
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Olaf's Frozen Adventure 2017
Disney said "you're not getting out of one of our movies without seeing a few white people first"