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  Top Gun: Maverick 2022

  ★★★★½ Rewatched by Jay Ledbetter 03 Jul 2022

  This time through, I was so impressed by just how difficult they made the mission feel in a completely natural way. That generates incredible returns when the real mission occurs, resulting in what are probably the most thrilling 10 minutes of cinema of the year.

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  The Princess 2022

  ★ Watched by Jay Ledbetter 02 Jul 2022

  Bold choice by 20th Century to ask, “What if we make a film that looks and feels like it should be going straight to Redbox?”

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  Luca 2021

  ★★★ Watched by Jay Ledbetter 10 Jun 2021 1

  First hour+: ‘Wow, I will never think about this movie again.’
  Final 15 minutes: ‘Wait, is this a masterpiece?’

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  Sound of Metal 2019

  ★★★★½ Watched by Jay Ledbetter 05 Dec 2020

  Not at all the film I expected it to be, but I loved what this film brought to the table. An incredibly tender portrayal of a man who had always been driven by extremes. Riz Ahmed absolutely rocks the house as a drummer losing his hearing, which brings to the surface all the vices of his past and refocuses his priorities. Sound of Metal is a film about acceptance, love, and passion. Letting go is an extremely hard thing to…