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Factory Mask 2002

★★★ Watched by Sebastian 01 Feb 2021

The only comment on the YouTube video for this was “David loves factories so much!” with a whole bunch of heart emojis. Thought that was pretty sweet.
Monsieur Verdoux 1947

★★★★½ Rewatched by Sebastian 03 May 2021

In Chaplin’s early classics, his character is a foolish but kind tramp who works desperately to gain wealth and/or love, always eventually gaining one or both but never neither. Here, that character is not reversed but essentially ripped inside out. Now he’s an intelligent but cruel gentleman who works desperately to gain wealth by exploiting an idea others have of love that he doesn’t share. The Great Dictator, arguably his most grandly idealistic work by the end, where the tramp…

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Autumn Sonata 1978

★★★★½ Watched by Sebastian 23 May 2022

Of the Bergmans I’ve seen this is the one I’ve connected to the most, found the most emotion and meaningful, and I think it’s also one of the strongest formally. So it’s definitely my favorite of his, and also somewhere up there when it comes to the best movies of all time. Liv Ullman in this… that’s what acting’s all about.
Cries and Whispers 1972

★★★★½ Watched by Sebastian 22 May 2022

Very well-made, cool colors, took me a bit but I got pretty invested in the characters and story, liked the end a lot. I almost wish it were longer, I get that it’s going for a fragmented dream-like feel but it could’ve built up the emotions and characters more with a longer runtime… but who am I to tell Ingmar Bergman what to do?

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Drag Me to Hell 2009

★★★½ Watched by Sebastian 22 May 2022

I found this less fun than I expected and more stressful and unpleasant… which I guess makes sense for the genre but it isn’t what I was looking forward to. That said it’s still well-made for the kind of movie that it is, I liked the story and the performances and the camerawork. Good at balancing the emotion and drama with the goofier and crazy elements, very effectively gross. I knew the basics of the end but there was a…
Clash of the Titans 1981

★★ Watched by Sebastian 20 May 2022

I mostly liked the look and creatures but this is boring, way too long, and pretty poorly written and performed. Maybe I would’ve enjoyed it as a kid, I don’t know. Not sure if the surprise T&A or the goofy little robot animal sidekick for kids felt more out of place.