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  Blow Out 1981

  ★★★★★ Rewatched by brendanrr 02 Jul 2022

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  filmmaking at its absolute best. so dynamic. every shot is so deliberate and thought out. I’ve loved this movie from the first time I watched it but this most recent viewing has floored me.  something special about a movie that wows you over and over again. De Palma really is a magician with the camera. the ending is so devastating too, poor Jack.

Recent reviews

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  Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star 2011

  ★½ Watched by brendanrr 18 Aug 2022

  the thing is, there are worse movies than this because some movies are actually trying to be good and end up terrible. this owned being bad.

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  Charade 1963

  ★★★★ Watched by brendanrr 17 Aug 2022

  fun little time. I thought I had seen this before but I was wrong. this has some great twists and a lot of wit. even a great movie to watch with the fam.

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  Everything Everywhere All at Once 2022

  ★★★★½ Watched by brendanrr 11 Apr 2022

  I wonder how the version of me with hot dog fingers is doing.

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  Prisoners of the Ghostland 2021

  ★★★★ Watched by brendanrr 14 Sep 2021 2

  this is the movie I’ve been looking forward to most this year, and in holding that position it naturally bears an additional pressure because of the hope that it lives up to the hype.

  immediately what stood out to me were the colorful sets, lighting and characters. I posted a few screen caps on my Twitter that, in the moment, made me pause to take them in further. I was truly captivated when this story kicked off. I did find…