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  • La Chimera
  • The Witch
  • Black Sunday
  • No Country for Old Men

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  • The Fighter

    ★★★

  • The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

    ★★★★

  • Say Nothing

    ★★★★½

  • Red Rocket

    ★★★★

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  • The Fighter

    The Fighter 2010

    ★★★ Rewatched 20 Jan 2025

    This picture, starring Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg, is based on a true story of two brothers, both of them boxers. While framed as a boxing picture, it's really more about the family dynamic between washed-up crack addict Dicky (Christian Bale ) and younger brother and boxing contender Micky (Mark Wahlberg).

    To be honest, I watched this primarily to see Melissa Leo in another movie after her excellent performance in "The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada". In "The Fighter" she…

  • The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

    The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada 2005

    ★★★★ Watched 20 Jan 2025

    A modern take on the western and Tommy Lee Jone's directorial debut. Pete Perkins (Tommy Lee Jones) plays a cattle hand on the Texas border who befriends an illegal immigrant called Melquiades Estrada. When Melquiades turns up dead, Pete looks for both justice for the killing and also to put Melquiades body at rest.

    You might imagine this to be a typical revenge/action picture, but it's much weirder and surreal than that. It's all about the journey from life to…

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  • La Chimera

    La Chimera 2023

    ★★★★½ Watched 05 Jan 2025

    ephemeral beauty

  • My Reputation

    My Reputation 1946

    ★★★★ Watched 04 Jan 2025

    This film starts as a melodrama about manners and appearances in '40s society. Through the strength of Barbara Stanwyck's character, it becomes a testament to living life honestly and with humanity, despite the narrow minded judgement of your community.

    It's 1942 and the swells of the orchestra set the emotional tone of this melodrama. Jessica Drummond's (Barbara Stanwyck) husband has died after suffering for two years due to a disease.

    The rigid mother of Jessica Drummond arrives -- all boorishness,…

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