One of those movies that really feels like you’re watching one of the great novels, I was surprised to find the author of the source material is also behind that of Sanjuro, as there’s a similar thematic element at play here in regards to violence; “the best sword is kept in its sheath,” and a doctor shouldn’t injure others, even for a just cause (there’s gotta be a beautiful joke here with the Hippocratic oath and Red Beard’s guilt at…
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Collateral 2004
https://youtu.be/IM0oUb689Y4?t=15m46s
As with Magnolia, Cruise’s signature charm is perfectly weaponized to craft a character that is as absorbing as he is terrifying, a man whose professionalism and performed identity crack as you realize how hollow he is inside.
Jamie Foxx and Jada Pinkett Smith’s opening scene is one of the most delightful and romantic scenes between two characters, the writing is top notch throughout (“…take comfort knowing you never had a choice”). A gorgeously directed thriller, intense the whole way through with a packed, chaotic club scene with perfect visual clarity. Michael Mann is the shit.
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Beach Volleyball Detectives Part 2 2007
Somehow worst than the first one even though it’s basically the same thing, this has a 7 minute recap and then reuses a bunch of shots, some of which were in the recap!
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2022
The movie equivalent of John Green’s “THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS” laptop sticker
Deeply embarrassing to watch from start to finish, somehow even more of a Twitter thread of a movie than Scream 5. You’d think this was Johnson’s first movie with how much the dialogue feels like something out of a school play. Knives Out wasn’t this bad, right? The structure of cutting back to see the events leading up to the present from a different perspective can work really well (The…
