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Rewatch.


Still loved it as much as the first time around.
Perplexingly, the ushers at my favourite cinema told us there are two post-credits scenes… Initially, I thought I left early and missed one during the premiere, which doesn’t sound like me. But no, I had seen the exact same film. As far as I understand, there is just the one; I stayed until the lights came on. On the other hand, it made me think about a definition of a scene when it comes to things like this. Odd.
There was also an actual fight — not a verbal altercation but a brief physical tussle — about 15 mins in over a young girl being on her phone, swearing, being all in each other’s faces, and all, which is not something I’d ever thought I’d see.
one of my favorite movies this year



Well, hey. Why not.

Migraine marginally better. This is rather well-timed; can’t imagine watching this unless I’m incapacitated.
Some bits of this are shockingly good. Somebody sure studied Kubrick et al.
And yet the story surrounding its production, post-production, all the lawsuits and the fact the book is technically in the public domain is stranger than fiction for sure — and more fascinating than the film.



Watched these this past week, all first-time viewings, all very good...




Márta Mézáros' spare yet powerful family drama examines the complexities of parent-child relationships and the underlying emotional drives that shape them, through the eyes of a working class widow longing for a child



The third, and perhaps best, film adaptation of Remarque's searing anti-war manifesto..






Pacino, Penn and Leguizamo all shine as an ex-gangster, sleazy, coke-addled attorney, and gangster-on-the-rise, respectively, in Brian De Palma's tightly paced underworld thriller ..








An atypical Western that's been on my list for quite some time, Gary Cooper delivers the goods in his signature understated-yet-powerful style as a frontier doctor struggling to come to grips with his troubled past.


Karl Malden, Maria Schell, Ben Piazza and George C. Scott (in his screen debut) round out a solid cast. Ted McCord's breathtaking cinematography is icing on the cake..



I don’t like documentaries; I do prefer non-fiction to fiction, for the most part, so it’s not a question of needing plot; I prefer to process information in a written format, that’s all. For this, however, I will make an exception. I have found Leni Riefenstahl fascinating ever since I read Lion Feuchtwanger as a child.

Very glad I’ve seen this. A fascinating film, I’m sure it’ll get criticised to death. The Olympics footage is remarkable, one of a kind (but as Riefenstahl stressed, she didn’t shoot it), but the most impactful scene imo was the live talk show interview featuring Riefenstahl and a woman of the same generation who opposed the regime.
‘Who do you think is more likely to commit perjury, the gypsies or I?’ is also an shocking and yet almost predictable statement. A shame I can’t parse the German syntax of it.
It’s probably bizarre, but I plan to watch some of Riefenstahl’s films after this.



Watched these this past week, all first-time viewings, all very good...




Márta Mézáros' spare yet powerful family drama examines the complexities of parent-child relationships and the underlying emotional drives that shape them, through the eyes of a working class widow longing for a child



The third, and perhaps best, film adaptation of Remarque's searing anti-war manifesto..






Pacino, Penn and Leguizamo all shine as an ex-gangster, sleazy, coke-addled attorney, and gangster-on-the-rise, respectively, in Brian De Palma's tightly paced underworld thriller ..








An atypical Western that's been on my list for quite some time, Gary Cooper delivers the goods in his signature understated-yet-powerful style as a frontier doctor struggling to come to grips with his troubled past.


Karl Malden, Maria Schell, Ben Piazza and George C. Scott (in his screen debut) round out a solid cast. Ted McCord's breathtaking cinematography is icing on the cake..
Never heard of Adoption, but it’s in my Q now.
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