mm has written 131 reviews for films during 2020.
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★★★★★ Rewatched 30 Dec 2020
“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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★★★★★ Rewatched 21 Mar 2020
Long movies are the best movies.
Things really fell into place with this latest viewing of Godfather: Part II. Yes, even the flashbacks I was meh on before have grown on me. Exponentially in fact.
Literally the only fault I can find is the cut between the abortion scene and Vito arriving back in his hometown. It’s awkward to say the least.
Everything else is simply some of the best filmmaking we’ve ever seen. This movie expands the scope of…
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★★★★★ Rewatched 25 Dec 2020
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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★★★★★ Rewatched 29 Aug 2020
There will never be a better Gordon than Gary Oldman imo.
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★★★★★ Rewatched 10 May 2020
Love a good death montage.
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★★★★★ Rewatched 23 Aug 2020
My first trip back to the theater!
It felt a little weird at first, but that went away and I was just... happy. Wearing a mask is totally worth it.
Good movie!
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★★★★★ Rewatched 29 Aug 2020
My first time seeing this in theaters since November 2014.
Man, what a powerful film. The kind of power that reminds me why I love movies in the first place.
There’s a chance down the line (especially if I have kids) where this leapfrogs The Dark Knight as my favorite Nolan. (Edit: 8/30, it is now)
Not loving this movie is baffling to me.
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★★★★★ Rewatched 23 May 2020
It says ‘stay.’
In prep for daddy’s eventual 11th film, as well as a farewell to my beloved apartment in Manhattan, I came into this watch ready to cry. I did.
I’m not going to argue that this is Nolan’s tightest film, or even his best, but I will die on the hill that to date, it is the movie that best encompasses his skills as a storyteller. And it’s just great to see him make a movie as good…
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Al Pacino..... I love you.
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Good movie! A little long and expectedly misogynistic but hey, whaddya gonna do?
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★★★★½ Watched 02 Jun 2020
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
I’ve been doing a lot of self-reflection, research, and setting up more monthly contributions to social justice organizations today.
So it made sense to cap it off with a portrait of a political figure that I must admit I knew a superficial amount of information about. A combination of the blame for that goes to a meh high school history curriculum (more analysis, less date/name memorization!!) as well as my own laziness.
The ethical clash between King and X (who…
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★★★★★ Rewatched 02 Oct 2020
A wonderfully searing indictment of capitalism.
Sell. Sell. Sell. Sell. Sell.
Operators are standing by. They always are.
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