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Master Gardener 2022
I can't help but think about how much Narvel Roth feels like an older version of characters from Schrader's early work. An angry, alienated, and violent young man who actually got a chance--forced though it may have been--to grow out of it. Master Gardener feels like an apt follow-up to First Reformed and The Card Counter, two movies where Schrader traded in the angry young men for angry old men, although Ernst Toller and William Tell are both men whose…
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019
The last thing I needed today was to see a terrible Star Wars movie. Abrams is a fucking hack.
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A Single Man 2009
Utterly breathtaking. From the opening shot, Tom Ford sweeps the viewer into the world that he's created - one where every details seems to matter. It makes perfect sense that Ford would care so much about aesthetic. Here, it's what makes the film feel special.
Yes, the performances are incredible and heart wrenching. It's the type of film that will leave most people deeply moved and devastated. The plot, however, is paint by numbers. It's handled incredibly well, but it…
