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2001: A Space Odyssey 1968
I feel completely obliged to give this 5 stars because of how cold the film is and how stripped down it is, but despite this, it is one of the most engaging films I've ever seen. In 2001, you make the movie; it acts as a catalyst for a nirvana. The visuals are one with the music and maybe more important, as the music plays before any visuals appear and the music is by itself long after the credits have rolled. It's almost like the magnificent compositions themselves were the screenplay and to have such magnificent visuals accompanying them is the icing on the cake.
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The Grey Zone 2001
The word “masterpiece” is so often overused to the point where it has lost much of its meaning when describing great works of cinema. There are less than 50 films I’ve ever seen that I would give a full five stars and consider a full-blown masterpiece, so the word itself and that rating does not lose its significance. Tim Blake Nelson’s The Grey Zone is most certainly a masterpiece and by far the greatest narrative film I’ve ever seen depicting the…
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 2022
I aspire to be like Michael Stuhlbarg, in that I star in a Marvel movie, have less than one minute of screen time, serve no purpose to the plot, get credited with the rest of the main cast and receive a huge paycheck at the end of it.
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Miracles from Heaven 2016
No way did she fall in a tree and see God. Guys. I think I’m Christian now.
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His World Begins To Turn Red 2022
There was a lot of really cool imagery here!! I look forward to seeing more of your stuff, Neo!
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Doctor Who: Legend of the Sea Devils 2022
I wasn’t expecting to enjoy this episode by any means. I had the mindset “Expect disappointment and you won’t be disappointed.”
Holy fucking Christ I was not expecting to be that disappointed.
The main thing I can point out as a positive of the episode is that they stuck with the death sound from the 70’s.
The plot was so bland and it was never given any time to develop into anything interesting.
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Neil Hannon: 30 Years of the Divine Comedy 2021
This is a fantastic little insight into the career and personality behind the music of 'The Divine Comedy', penned and presented by the man himself: Neil Hannon.
Having recently filled in the gaps of their discography and listened to all their albums, I can safely say 'The Divine Comedy' are one of those bands that continue to deliver. Neil Hannon has managed to constantly develop and grow as an artist whilst still keeping a recognisable style and flare that is…
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Men Behind the Sun 1988
A fairly effective and disturbing exploitation film relying on it's raw nature, being mostly not stylised and lacking music. It cannot really surpass ☆☆☆ as it's basically just a string of events with no characters or goals.
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Equation to an Unknown 1980
Quite a trip watching a hardcore adult film in a packed house at the New Beverly, especially given the theaters history as a porn theater back in the day. This one defiantly felt like it was hanging it’s hat (or hard ons?) on being an “art film” and some of the compositions, edit, sound effects and music choices are trying to elevate the on-screen sex, for which there is plenty.
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