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  The Swimming Pool 1969

  ★★★★ Watched by TJ D_____ 25 Jun 2022

  I had no idea Guadagnino remade this as A Bigger Splash. Very different aesthetics in shooting hot people poolside. Really liked this—perfect for the 94 degree day.

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  La Vérité 1960

  ★★★★ Watched by TJ D_____ 25 Jun 2022

  Clouzot could direct the hell out of a courtroom drama--dynamic shots that help the drama of the event.

  And Brigitte Bardot is quite the talent to hang your tragedy on.

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  Bohemian Rhapsody 2018

  ★ Watched by TJ D_____ 12 Feb 2019 4

  This film is sub narrative. It’s merely a clipshow, or a greatest hits package of only the obvious hits, none of the more interesting deep cuts.

  The worst best picture nominee of the decade. Maybe the 21st Century.

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  Close-Up 1990

  ★★★★★ Rewatched by TJ D_____ 12 Apr 2015

  #90sMarathon

  There isn't much more for me to say about this film-- most of it has already been said and better than I could. It's such a beautiful look at the roles we play in our day to day, and the collision between art and "reality", whatever that is. This docudrama is one of the great Iranian films, one of the great 90s films, no. It's one of the great films.

  Here is what I wrote about it for Abandoned…