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Carry-On 2024

★★★★ Watched 13 Dec 2024

Carry-On revives a certain type of 20th century mid-budget airport novel thriller that is now all too rare. Jaume Collet-Serra, who directed most of Liam Neeson’s best action outings including fellow airborne showdown Non-Stop, builds a meticulous swiss watch of suspense here with very simple pieces. We have a nervous TSA agent, a snarky terrorist looking to smuggle a chemical weapon onto a plane and a dream.

The first hour of this plays out as a bottle thriller. Taron Egerton‘s Ethan…
Nosferatu 2024

★★★★ Watched 02 Dec 2024 2

Nosferatu is the ultimate homecoming for the current master of historical haunts, Robert Eggers. The transcendent silent symphony of horror from 1922 was the film that sparked his love of the craft, to the point where he directed a stage adaptation when he was just 17 years old. Now operating at the height of his powers with a major studio behind him, he lovingly crafts a faithful yet unique retelling that only has one major issue. The young man that…

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Blood Simple 1984

★★★ Watched 15 Dec 2024

Nothing tremendously innovative plot wise but it’s remarkable how assured the Coens’ style was right from the get go. This has all of their sinister, deep fried charm, it’s just not overcoming the basic tropes just yet. They also don’t have access to their regular stable of actors besides Frances yet, and the performances aside from M. Emmet Walsh are pretty plain. Some incredible moments of awkward violence though, especially that seemingly endless burial scene.
Made me want to rewatch their better movies
McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971

★★★ Watched 15 Dec 2024

Apologies to my mutuals who think this is the greatest film ever made but between this and The Long Goodbye, Altman may be one of those directors who I mostly acknowledge more than genuinely like.
As a mood piece there’s no denying the craft. The grainy cinematography and run down sets are gorgeous. It really does feel like traveling back in time. The mics even sound like they’re from the era, thank god for subtitles. Some really dynamic camerawork too.…

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Bottoms 2023

★★★★½ Watched 24 Aug 2023 4

We have our Jane Fonda and Lilly Tomlin.
Olaf's Frozen Adventure 2017

★½ Watched 22 Nov 2017 16

Disney said "you're not getting out of one of our movies without seeing a few white people first"

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