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  Uncut Gems 2019

  ★★★★½ Rewatched by Josiah Tate Burns 29 Dec 2019

  I want the universe in which The Weeknd wins his Best Supporting Actor Oscar.

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  Stalker 1979

  ★★★★★ Rewatched by Josiah Tate Burns 25 May 2022

  We will remember art like this after the apocalypse.

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  There Will Be Blood 2007

  ★★★★★ Rewatched by Josiah Tate Burns 09 Apr 2015

  An American epic. Capitalism battles religion and its own self-destructive tendencies, in a metaphorical sense. Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day Lewis) is a misanthropic oil tycoon who buys up a California town, clashing with its charismatic young priest (Paul Dano).

  Technical aspects are executed to perfection. Robert Elswit's cinematography, frequently realized at the magic hour, mixes well with Johnny Greenwood's melancholy score. "Prospector's Arrive" sets my favorite montage. This may be PTA's masterpiece.

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  Ex Machina 2015

  ★★★★½ Watched by Josiah Tate Burns 20 Jul 2015 3

  Someday, I dream of going to an Under the Skin/Ex Machina double feature.

  Aimed squarely at Google, this film warns of the powers of information and intelligence. Oscar might just get a nomination for his turn as the alcoholic CEO.