mm has written 131 reviews for films during 2020.
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Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981
Watched after Joe Biden became the President-elect.
And before he’d speak to the nation for the first time as such.
Very good film.
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2001
Trans men are men.
Trans women are women.
Trans rights are human rights.
I’ve struggled a bit with this series now that Rowling has shown herself to be exactly the type of bigot she’s portrayed the villains of this series to be. I’ve thought: can I go back to this and not feel guilty or grossed out?
Fall/Winter has usually been the time I revisit these stories, and right now I find myself in need of something comforting and familiar in…
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Frost/Nixon 2008
I admired Rebecca Hall’s performance as “Supportive Woman.”
The film should have been called Frost/Supportive Woman/Nixon, because of the integral part she played in the story.
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Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 2005
So watching this and Borat back to back is weird because.... they’re kind of about the same thing lol.
Borat portrays a country on the border of social decay, and Revenge of the Sith, in a hilariously un-subtle way, shows us that we are in fact the baddies.
It amazes me that they actually let George make this. And how substantive it is compared to The Rise of Skywalker.
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Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan 2006
This film says a lot about our society.
SBC doesn’t get enough credit as an artist. This is just so funny and revealing of the cultural rot we have to deal with.
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The Trial of the Chicago 7 2020
For his second directorial effort, Aaron Sorkin went into the archives, reviving a script that was long thought abandoned.
By happenstance, its journey has brought it into a world reliving many of the issues it addresses. Progressive voices fighting against the Democratic establishment, police brutality (ACAB!) and state-sanctioned assassinations are all pushed to the forefront of a slick, entertaining, but sometimes frustratingly centrist story that's sure to make a lot of old white dudes feel good about themselves, a la…
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A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote 2020
Very nice and very sweet. Although once again they completely ignore that the Hartfield’s Landing episode makes no sense canonically.
Ah well. I love this show and these people. And I believe that we will win.