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Aftersun 2022
This is a film I keep thinking about and going back to over and over even months after I first saw it. I don't think I've ever seen a film that has narratively worked in this way.
On first watch as the movie goes on you keep thinking well what's so important about this? What does this all mean? Why does this matter? And by the end when everything falls into place and you start to make sense of everything…
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Oldboy 2003
What a treat to see this remastered version in theaters! Kind of funny seeing Nicolas Winding Refn do the post movie Q&A with Park Chan-wook since Refn only speaks in English and Park only speaks in Korean so they have to use some clever editing to make both of them react to what the other is saying lol. Main takeaways from the Q&A were:
- Park Chan-wook uses extremely detailed storyboards when he shoots and 90% of the time his…
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It Could Happen to You 1994
I loved this fucking movie haha. It's feel good and schmaltzy at times but God what a great romance with an intriguing premise. Also, kind of wild they invented GoFundMe lmao.
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Moneyball 2011
I am a sucker for sports underdog movies and this one is unlike most you've seen. The narrative throughline is not quite the same as a Rudy or Mighty Ducks or other underdog sports stories of that ilk. But it's whip smart and the ideas in it can be applied to basically any job or way of thinking/doing things.
Bennett Miller displays a deft touch when looking at the numbers and what the Oakland A's were able to accomplish on…
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Oppenheimer 2023
Full five stars on rewatch. A masterpiece. This was incredible to watch on 4k physical with my OLED TV and Sonos sound system. It's no real deal IMAX of course but man it was beautiful to watch and the sound was insane.
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The Swan 2023
Rupert Friend carries this thing entirely on his back and he pulls it off. These Wes Anderson Roald Dahl shorts are essentially audiobooks with some visual aids and I'm not mad at it haha. The use of practical sets, handmade puppets, and other physical elements greatly add to the enhancement of the storytelling. It's a sad story but one that rings true to life about perseverance even in the face of great cruelty and inhumanity.