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Inside Llewyn Davis

This film has a quality I can't quite put my finger on. Set aside the typically sardonic Coen brothers wit. Beautifully soft, melancholic visuals and a flawed but endlessly relateable protagonist, excellently performed by Isaac, both have something to do with it. Above all though, what stands out to me is the way that this enigmatic film captures so well a place and a time that I've personally romanticised, setting 1960s New York against an absolutely gorgeous soundtrack, that's at the heart of this nagging feeling. I want to see it again already.

I would recommend Witness for the Prosecution and Judgment at Nuremberg for more compelling courtroom drama.

*Added to watchlist*

The Terror Live
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2990738/

Brilliant fun. If a tad ridiculous at times. Well shot. 8/10

Her -

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Fargo- it's the genius of the Coen Brothers... that kept me engaged in a story where i didn't really like any of the characters

Jerry Lundegaard (Macy) is a total worthless wimp



Marge (McDormand) has that grating / humdrum manner of speaking



Carl Showalter (Buscemi) is probably the most likable character, even though he won't shut up
* (love the inside joke between this and the Big Lebowski, 'shut the k* up donny!) *



yet it all comes together, and i was hooked into the story the whole run-time. basically thought the movie does a great job of portraying the stupid things we do to get ourselves caught in a self-made web of *****

8.0/10

Magnolia- 7/10. It's the best that I've seen from PTA thus far.

Casino (1995)

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Rosemary's Baby- I woke up this morning,turned on my Xbox and went on Netflix to see if there was anything good. I noticed this film(which I've heard great things about), and oh boy did I make an incredible decision.This movie is fantastic, close to a masterpiece in my opinion. One of the most terrifying thrillers I've ever seen, a psychological horror that engages you throughout. Easy from me.

Had some time before 12 Years a Slave so I watched a few documentaries.

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Saw Captain Phillips, good film 8/10

I loved 12 Angry Men, but I actually enjoyed Witness for the Prosecution even more.

I saw World War Z recently. The beginning was well done, but i found the end a bit "designed"..I have not read the book, but what would have interested me is the failure of social and political structures: Is it really as simple as just flying people to a ship, and if they are of no use, they will be displaced to a refugee camp?

While the movie is certainly not bad, it is also not really a finished and complete story at all. 6/10

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Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by
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A lot of people thought the same thing, I being one of them, although, I may have gotten more entertainment out of it than some. *shrugs*

Three Colors:White

I was expecting "White Guilt Torture Porn." Thankfully that was not the case. I did not watch a period piece version of Crash. Also the more violent scenes were not as graphic as I was expecting for the most part. There are exceptions of course. Unfortunately though I can say so far I am unimpressed with Steve McQueens directorial style. But Chiwetel Ejiofor does put on a good performance, and I do say I like his work from Serenity. And he did a heck of a job at the end of the film. It was a very strong ending that raised this films score.

This is a great movie! McConaughey gives a very good performance as Ron Woodroof, and Jared Leto was FANTASTIC as Rayon. A very touching tale indeed. Thank you Sexy for sending me the link!

Just watched August: Osage County. I give it 6/10. It certainly had potential to be better. Roberts put in a great performance, and I liked Martindales performance as well. Streep was a tad overrated though.

The Woman in the Dunes (1964)

A nightmarish and mystifying tale set in the desolate and arid desert of Japan, this film is both highly allegorical and deeply personal. Teshigahara's piece is mythology on celluloid. A poetic interpretation of the Sisyphus legend, delineated with a great degree of restraint behind the camera, engendering not only some remarkably eldritch sound, but also a very pragmatic, documentarian-like aesthetic approach. Almost as if you were seeing a story unfold that was part mystical yet part actual. Eiji Okada and Kyōko Kishida exceed exceptionally well in their roles, too - the latter portraying an alienated, socially withdrawn widow, in a crumbling, empty village, detached from the 'Tokyoian' metropolis with great fidelity. In saying that, perhaps the film exceeded its limit by about half an half, damaging some of the story's overall potency. The pacing felt a tad bumpy in its later acts, but ultimately minor quabble - in what is - a very good film. I'll throw an 8 at it and see if it sticks.

If you ever have some more time to spare (nine hours, to be exact), allow me to introduce Shoah:



Just kidding.

Well, at least you want to watch a 540 minute piece about genocide and mass murder... I've seen a bit of it, and it is certainly one of the quintessential documentaries. If anyone has the balls, go for it.