mm has written 129 reviews for films during 2020.
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The Godfather Part II 1974
“Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners.”
Michael Corleone pulls the world down around him. No one is safe from his rage.
The Godfather Part II walked so Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again could run.
P.S. The flashbacks rule. I’m just an idiot.
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Wonder Woman 1984 2020
I’ll say this of Wonder Woman 1984: Chris Nolan (and many others before) said in a recent interview that the only time he’d ever felt like he’d wasted time at a movie is when he didn’t feel like the filmmakers thought it was the best movie ever.
In that sense, I did not feel like I wasted my time watching Wonder Woman 1984.
The last act, with so many other things happening, is a plea to everyone to be better versions… -
The Godfather 1972
Watched as a lead up to Coppola’s new cut of III (which @mods should be on LB) and damn, what a picture.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: absolutely nothing beats a death montage.
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 1992
Daniel Stern must have major spine problems from carrying this entire movie on his back.
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Catch Me If You Can 2002
This movie would have worked 99% as well without including Christmas as a central framework or whatever, but Spielberg put it in there to keep this bitch coming back every year. God bless.
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The Vast of Night 2019
This was simply terrific.
I love a good sci-fi picture and oh boy did this deliver everything I hoped for as well as plenty I didn’t expect.
Writer/Director Andrew Patterson’s debut is a rock-solid, eerie and above all, patient campfire story that had me sucked in from the first minute.
The tracking shot is a major chest-puffing moment, but what really sold me on him were the long takes. I love it when directors put the camera on someone and just let them do their thing.
Best movie of the year? Probably!
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Let Them All Talk 2020
Wow, this was really great!
I dug the score, the mysteries, the performances and the subtext. Soderbergh’s minimalist style has really grown on me since he’s come back, and here it’s at its most soothing.
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 2011
WHAT A PICTURE
At some point it’ll be embarrassing that the last half hour of this brings me to a full-on sob, but not today!
The books are certainly better than the movies, but the movies, despite their changes and inconsistency, are an incredible companion piece. At some point they’ll be remade, that’s just inevitable knowing what we know about how show business works. No matter what, it’s not beating this. It just isn’t.
Book Ranking:
Half Blood Prince
Deathly…