As accurate a reflection of the ennui and disillusionment that comes with being a teen in a go-nowhere town as there’s ever been on screen. The circumstances might be slightly elevated (albeit loosely based on a true story), but the way it examines the perspectives of these teens is shockingly true to life in a way that I don’t think any other film has so efficiently captured. Watching the peculiar indifference in how this group responds to these traumatic, shocking…
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The Proposition 2005
Check out my new interview with Guy Pearce!
In it, I brought up my love for The Proposition, and he responded by saying that out of everything he’s ever done this is his favorite film and the one that means the most to him. It was a really touching moment during a conversation where we did a deep dive through his career, looking at some of his highlights (L.A. Confidential, Memento), along with some hidden gems (First Snow, The Rover).…
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National Treasure 2004
Not as fun of a nostalgia trip as I was expecting it to be. A little dull. Remember Justin Bartha?
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The Set-Up 1949
A boxing movie. A hard-boiled noir. An aching romance. A real-time, heart-racing thriller. The Set-Up is all of this and more in only 72 minutes.
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The To Do List 2013
My To Do List:
01. Invent time travel.
02. Go back in time.
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Joe Bell 2020
The "I love my dead gay son!" scene in Heathers turned into an unironic, maudlin, deeply insulting story of how a gay teen's suicide became the tragic backstory for his shitty father's redemption story. This is a movie that genuinely uses the memory of the teen (a real person) to say that he forgives his father for neglecting him and not doing anything to protect him from the extreme abuse that was being inflicted upon him.
And, of course, that…
