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The Quiet One 2019
A touching look at the formation of The Rolling Stones through bassist Bill Wyman's eyes & his incredible collection of band memorabilia. Wyman is so damn likable and comes across as a very humble man who truly appreciates everything he has been given. Gratitude is such a rare quality to see in a celebrity documentary that it literally made me tear up at times. But there's a melancholy bittersweet aspect to watching Wyman attempt to collect & catalog the transitory nature of…
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Manchester by the Sea 2016
I would have liked this so much more if it had no soundtrack, was called Maintenance by the Sea and we spent the entirety of the film watching Casey Affleck's character unplug toilets, fix sinks, shovel snow and get in occasional bar fights.
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The Night Of 2016
This was a nice reminder that John Turturro is a national treasure. It also features the best use of a cat since Inside Llewyn Davis.
