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Pale Flower 1964
One of the coolest and therefore best Japanese gangster flicks. Incredible cine and sound design, both reinforcing the film’s interior psychology.
Not surprised Michael Mann named this one of his favs. -
American Fiction 2023
I didn’t like this much. Felt like 2 separate movies. Monk’s family life and then his con job plot. I showed up for the con job and there was just way too much of soapy, sad family scenes. It really should have just been more about this guy dealing with this lie he has to live with.
I oddly found Jeffrey Wright pretty bad as a comedic actor. Felt like he was uncomfortable and overplaying it. Conversely, Sterling K. Brown…
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Schindler's List 1993
Enjoyable first hour but then becomes cinematically problematic. Turning genocide into melodrama and using gas chambers as a suspense set piece. Psyche! These aren't gas chambers, they're regular old showers. Fooled you! Meanwhile...
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The Green Knight 2021
Recipe:
Mix 1 part OG poem
3 parts Barry Lyndon
1 bodily fluid scene for Twitter flavor
A dash of Last Temptation of Christ at the end
Run it all through the A24 Style Blender©Produces a nice flavorless gruel malnourished filmgoers will love.
Warning: Recipe makes more than you want. Will have about 40 minutes of leftovers.