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I'd never heard of it before, and it's such a huge movie. I loved Alan Arkin in it - he stood out from everyone else to a great degree. Had the markings of a future star.

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I liked this, but I liked X better. Let MaXXXine come

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There has been an awekening.... have you felt it?

Thanks for the kind words! Yeah, it's a simple but charming short.

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So true. And this movie was very early in his career. It always seemed he should have been a much bigger star than he was, and his resume is relatively light during his prime. At least he's had something of a resurgence in his later years.

Tom Thumb (1958)

SF = Zzzz



[Snooze Factor Ratings]:
Z = didn't nod off at all
Zz = nearly nodded off but managed to stay alert
Zzz = nodded off and missed some of the film but went back to watch what I missed
Zzzz = nodded off and missed some of the film but went back to watch what I missed but nodded off again at the same point and therefore needed to go back a number of times before I got through it...
Zzzzz = nodded off and missed some or the rest of the film but was not interested enough to go back over it

RENFIELD (2023)
I watched it to the end without rewinding. For the role of Dracula, Cage in this film is ill-suited, and Leslie Nielsen, unfortunately, is all. In general, it turned out to be rubbish.

Finian's Rainbow (1968)

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Evil Dead Rise - (2023)

I'll definitely be seeing this again. I didn't like the very start, or the very end, but the body of the film was pretty much what I'd demand from an Evil Dead film, and it didn't hold back like I was afraid it might - especially considering it's the first of the franchise with kids at the center of what's going on. Lee Cronin couldn't top the way 2013's Evil Dead got things underway, and I was bracing for disappointment - but I was really pleasantly surprised by the off-putting make-up effects and sound. Moments such as the Shining elevator homage had me thinking I might be watching a classic - but overall, in the end, it was just very good. It could have been a touch freakier, but I can't complain - it did enough to satisfy me. It sure didn't hold back on the vomiting. I don't think the ending was that great - but I can't deny that I had a great time watching it, and felt that the film was capturing that Evil Dead atmosphere and spirit. Considering what I feared this film might be, that's a relief. Well done Lee. Happy to see this doing well.

7/10


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Children of Men - (2006)

Dystopian science fiction can get pretty depressing, but Children of Men is so well put together, and looks so perfect, that Alfonso Cuarón turns this into a cinematic triumph. The film feels even more timely now, with a pandemic that has disrupted the entire globe and the United States teetering on the edge of civil strife, an uncertain election the world is bracing for not far away. Refugee hate-mongering takes center stage in this, in a world where time is limited due to the fact that no new life is being produced - 100% infertility, and we're staring into the abyss. Through war and hate, a delicate newborn baby must make it's way - and I hold my breath the entire time. Initially, this film was too dark and full of despair for me to manage - but in the ensuing years I've been eager to see it again with an eye to how well made it is. It still surprises, and as I said - still seems ever so relevant.

8/10


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Jane Eyre - (1943)

My third Jane Eyre, and my reaction to this one has me thinking I should space them out a little more - Orson Welles plays Edward Rochester in a curious manner. Gruffly masculine, which I guess is on the money, but still feels strange when it's coming from a peach-faced, smooth, Orson Welles - and it's the way his eyes seem to penetrate what they're looking at that captivates. This follows the usual story beats in a familiar pattern - the adaptations go back as far as 1910 (that version is lost however - a shame, I'd love to see how they squeeze everything onto one reel) and there followed one in 1921, and one in 1934, the latter of which goes only 62 minutes. I feel the need to read the novel starting to bother me...

6/10

Bump it up an extra star you coward!

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Ever felt like you're trying to communicate with someone who just doesn't understand you, and you get stuck in a loop? That's the situation two young kids find themselves in this beautiful short from Pixar. Loop follows Renee and Marcus as they share a canoe trip at camp.

The thing is that Renee is a non-verbal autistic girl, while Marcus talks quite a bit. I don't have a lot of experience with non-verbal autistic people, but I feel like this short film does a great job of portraying their struggles at communicating. One of the most notable things is how Renee uses a sound app on her phone to transmit her various feelings.

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Wow....how do you make slasher porn look like sex porn? Get a poster like this.

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Out follows Greg (Kyle McDaniel), a young gay man that's struggling with the decision to come out to his parents. But things get crazy when they unexpectedly visit him to help him move, and he ends up with his mind swapped with his dog, Jim. Greg/Jim then spends the rest of the short trying to hide any evidence of him being gay from his parents.

I'm not gay, but I can only assume that coming out has never been easy. Stigmas and discrimination makes the process really hard on everybody involved, and more often than not, people get hurt in the process. However, sometimes the hurt doesn't necessarily come from the "revelation", but rather from the lack of communication and trust between the family.

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Hope you enjoy it. Election (part 1) actually left me pretty cold, but I'd still like to give it another chance some day. You should also check out Vengeance and Breaking News.

Mark Wahlberg very good as he always is. Movie too long though. Dragged at the end

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I liked this better than X

OMG I have to disagree with the critics. I thought William Hurt brought such depth to the Rochester. Charlotte Gainsbourg, with her offbeat looks gives us a more convincing Jane. Fassbender and Timothy Dalton are too dang sexy for Rochester. William Hurt is also a very handsome man but he has some miles on by the time he made this version of Jane Eyre and his character just exudes an air of sadness and desperation. Have you seen the version of Jane Eyre with Orson Welles and Joan Fontaine yet?

Dude, you cracked me up.

Aww I'm sorry you didn't love this. It is so wonderfully gothic. Orson Welles had a gravitas beyond his years and played many parts he was to young for obstensibly. For me, every Jane Eyre needs to stand against this one. The script is stripped down a lot. I think it is about 90 minutes. There is a lot of story missing, but much of that story feels unnecessary. So much is conveyed through the art direction, the cinematography and the music.