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Rocky 1976
“She's got gaps, I've got gaps, together we fill gaps.”
I love how Rocky is a collector for this loan shark, Tony, who breaks thumbs to maintain his reputation. But then Tony just turns out to be a nice guy who gives Rocky $500 bucks no-strings-attached to help with his training. In any other film, we probably would’ve seen Rocky get into trouble with Tony about some crooked debt he owed, adding another layer of drama on top of everything.…
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The Fabelmans 2022
When the camera pushes in on Michelle Williams reacting to Sam’s “camping” film, I thought “don’t cut away don’t cut away don’t cut away”. Then Spielberg didn’t cut away and he just held that shot on her face and he let me cry with her. That was great.
I love it when a movie manipulates me to feel a certain way. The prom scene where Sam is watching Logan’s reaction to his film just cause he knew he would react…
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