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  • The 39 Steps 1935

    ★★★★ Rewatched 15 Jun, 2013

    Fun, funny and fast paced with at least a few examples of what will become Hitchcock's signature style.

  • Before Midnight 2013

    ★★★★½ Watched 13 Jun, 2013

    "Before Midnight" is an exquisite, sometimes painful, often hilarious continuation of Jesse and Celine's relationship.

    All three films taken together make for a truly unique, maybe even miraculous cinematic experience.

    I can only hope there's a fourth.

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  • Private School 1983

    ★★½ Rewatched 12 Aug, 2012

    I remember the days when my buddies and I would make a human ladder so we could peep in on the showering co-eds. And then how when we got caught we wouldn't get in trouble so much as receive a knowing and patient, if not sympathetic, smirk.

    And then I also miss having the hottest girl "on campus" bare her breasts to me on the equestrian course.

    To say nothing of how I'll never forget losing my virginity with my…

  • The Great Gatsby 2013

    ★★★½ Watched 19 May, 2013

    Surprisingly moderate and conventional. Not at all the orgiastic extravaganza people have described or that was promised in its trailer.
    Sure, it's got some elaborate (and computer enhanced) camerawork, mucho dinero invested in costume and design and a mish-mash of old and contemporary music and but... well, again, not nearly near as much as you might think.
    Or, perhaps, maybe even hoped for?
    Even though I'm not a big fan of "Moulin Rouge" it's hard to deny that there wasn't…