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The Muppet Christmas Carol 1992
“and tiny tim did NOT die”
michael caine putting his whole ***** into it
also the guy who plays his nephew looked so familiar and the entire time i could see him in a different movie before i shouted “UNDERWORLD” anyway
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May December 2023
for the entirety of my watching haynes’s work, i keep being stupidly surprised by how amazingly shot they are. this might be the best-looking film of this year…
idk man. top to bottom, phenomenal. what an insanely difficult role for melton but how juicy for moore and portman. this feels timeless, one of the most unassuming yet engrossing period pieces even though it’s not necessarily about that.
yeah. 2023. pretty good year
when joe’s with his son on the roof, i thought i might lose it. just…hug him, save him, let him forget.
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The Killer 2023
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Super 8 2011
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