Listen to the moss, and you will find the world. Wonderful, quiet, hopeful.
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Ferrari 2023
Much of Mann's career has been spent exploring one's proximity to danger, and the inherent risk (and excitement) it brings. This film is the cold hard wake up call to that thesis, and not at all what I expected. Mostly wonderful outside of Woodley's distracting presence. Plan to watch again ASAP>
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They Came Together 2014
Like watching a feature-length version of an opening Oscars sketch. The Halloween party scene is great though.
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Spartan 2004
No other film like it. The tip of the spear, finally realizing it should think for itself. A study in sacrificing one's home, allegiance, and reputation, all in the name of bringing the girl home. One of the sneaky post-9/11 masterpieces that warns of "going to the desert." a place where you can't hear a sound or see your reflection. It's urgency is radical.
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Eternals 2021
Accidentally radical by stripping the classic MCU template of its momentum, frat boy humor, and dumbed down parlor tricks for mind-numbingly inert exposition, inter-personal dilemmas, and a philosophy for dummies level view of human conflict. I would have loved to see the Marvel executives when they took a first look at this thing. Has a few good moments, and Zhao is really trying to change the pace here, but overall a leaden, simplistic art film posing as a superhero romp.
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Spencer 2021
Better than JACKIE! But still I longed for a world where this was Mike Leigh's SPENCER, or Luis Buñuel's SPENCER, or Bernardo Bertolucci's SPENCER, or Lynne Ramsay's SPENCER, or Alain Resnais' SPENCER, but alas, this is Pablo Larraín's SPENCER, and it's exactly what you would expect. K-Stew is all in and does an admirable job, especially in the more rebellious second half. Timothy Spall nearly steals the whole thing.
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