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I have come here to eat pie and watch movies. And I’m all out of pie.

Portland, OR

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Hangover Square 1945

★★★★★ Watched 30 Oct 2023

From the first shot and the first notes, the cinematography and the score are clearly entangled; by the last shot and the last notes, the music might as well be the source of the light.
Bernard Herrmann's score infiltrates and usurps the picture as George Bone's concerto infiltrates and usurps his character. Or is it the other way around? Does the concerto give rise to the murders or do the murders inspire the concerto? Does the score inspire the visuals…
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989

★★★★ Rewatched 17 Jun 2021

The chalice from the palace has the pellet with the poison. The sippy of a chippy has the brew that is true!

In a Lonely Place 1950

★★★½ Watched 29 Nov 2023

If a guy introduces himself as Dix Steele...that's a dealbreaker ladies!
Panic in the Streets 1950

★★★★ Watched 28 Nov 2023

Contagion meets The Naked City! A pairing I didn't know I needed.

The Wages of Fear 1953

★★★½ Watched 17 Nov 2023

Are we just not gonna talk about the fact that two of the four main characters are named Mario and Luigi?
The Tree of Life 2011

★★★★ Watched 21 Nov 2023

For maximum effect, I recommend watching this after growing up in a small town in Texas just down the road from where it was filmed.