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The Swimming Pool 1969
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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Bohemian Rhapsody 2018
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
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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…