Daniel Wagner

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Avatar 2009

★★★ Rewatched 28 Jan 2023

Second, viewing since the original release, and feel pretty similar. While it is always thrilling to see Big Jim's filmmaking on full display, I feel like too much of the runtime is made up of montages to telescope action at the expense of the story.
Triangle of Sadness 2022

★★★ Watched 27 Jan 2023

Plateaus pretty quickly on the socio-economic commentary and then only starts to move again in the third 'act.' It is all corruption.

Licorice Pizza 2021

★★★★★ Watched 06 Nov 2021

Life-affirming, a joyful experience from beginning to end.
The Cold Blue 2018

★★★ Watched 11 Nov 2018 2

The footage is extraordinary. The structure of the doc is frustrating. The modern day interviews are haunting. The Director, via Q&A, was an ass.