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  Black Beauty 1994

  ★★★½ Watched 25 Nov 2023

  "Black Beauty: The story of my life is the story of the people in it."

  Black Beauty follows the life of a horse from birth while being narrated from it's point of view in a Scottish accent. We follow his life from a beautiful horse farm with caring owners, through a high class rich woman of an owner, to a fairground, to a taxi service. This film does an excellent job of portraying the life of a living thing that…

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  The Professional 1981

  ★★★★½ Watched 26 Nov 2023

  Great direction by Georges Lautner and what more praise can an Ennio Morricone score get? French flick! Belmondo is, well, fantastic. By that I don't mean that he's actually all that great when it comes to the deeper aspects of acting or anything, and the same could be said of just about everyone else here. There is some really stiff delivery going on here to say the least. No, he just happens to be fantastically charismatic and cool, and he…

Popular reviews

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  Zodiac 2007

  ★★★★★ Rewatched 09 Sep 2021 2

  Only a few movies I remember, with as much suspense as this one. I think Zodiac is one of the most immersive movies of all time. Sometimes most movies I really like, on second viewing I can detach myself from the story and watch it on a more analytical point of view. And just take in the film craft and I’m thinking about editing and shot composition stuff like that. It’s a movie about an obsessive, directed by an obsessive.

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  Rear Window 1954

  ★★★★½ Watched 13 Sep 2021

  "I've seen bickering and family quarrels and mysterious trips at night, and knives and saws and ropes, and now since last evening, not a sign of the wife... How do you explain that?!"

  A true masterwork in direction and suspense. Legendary Director Alfred Hitchcock's 'Rear Window', is a stunning display of camera work, performances, tension, and writing. Completely capturing the sensation of voyeurism and life in 1950s urban America. With impressive, lifelike set pieces, uses of lighting, and sound design.… more

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