tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46562209269401644772024-03-27T18:53:58.887-05:00One Sentence Film ReviewsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1302125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-46451625142709300662024-03-26T10:16:00.001-05:002024-03-26T10:16:09.981-05:00Last Action HeroDirector: <b>John McTiernan</b>
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IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107362"><span style="font-weight: bold;">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107362</span></a>
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Review: <b>Interesting ideas at its core but never really gets beyond a half-baked or surface level.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You're curious about how a film like this hangs together.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>Galaxy Quest, Small Soldiers</b><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-63268974571536491332024-03-21T11:47:00.005-05:002024-03-21T11:47:56.422-05:00Love Lies BleedingDirector: <b>Rose Glass</b><div>
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IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19637052"><span style="font-weight: bold;">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19637052</span></a>
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Review: <b>Fully confident from frame one with an alluring atmosphere and a vibe that's unshakable.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You're ok with a lot of close-up syringe shots.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>Good Time, Wild at Heart, A History of Violence</b></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-24704499287543015672024-03-06T14:04:00.006-06:002024-03-06T14:04:47.874-06:00Medicine ManDirector: <b>John McTiernan</b>
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IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104839"><span style="font-weight: bold;">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104839</span></a>
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Review: <b>Hard to gauge the level of cultural sensitivity at play, but seems to have its heart in the right place with clear craft doing heavy-lifting at its core.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You want something that knows what it is.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>Fern Gully, Dances with Wolves, Jungle 2 Jungle</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-67038046838073582542024-03-06T14:02:00.004-06:002024-03-06T14:02:45.998-06:00The Hunt for Red OctoberDirector: <b>John McTiernan</b>
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IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099810"><span style="font-weight: bold;">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099810</span></a>
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Review: <b>Engaging and thrilling with a complex plot that keeps you guessing and gorgeous use of colour.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You want something that carefully builds upon itself well.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>Mission: Impossible, Goldeneye, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb</b>
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Check this out: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunt_for_Red_October"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Hunt for Red October</span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-89987401555466483032024-03-06T14:00:00.002-06:002024-03-06T14:00:08.729-06:00Black KnightDirector: <b>Gil Junger</b>
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IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265087"><span style="font-weight: bold;">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265087</span></a>
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Review: <b>Nothing particularly engaging but nothing particularly offensive either apart from a few dips into areas of annoyance.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You want something reasonably distracting that doesn't ask much of you.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>Army of Darkness, Tropic Thunder, A Knight's Tale</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-7726286962723216372024-03-01T12:00:00.001-06:002024-03-01T12:00:03.363-06:00Dune: Part TwoDirector: <b>Denis Villeneuve</b>
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IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15239678"><span style="font-weight: bold;">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15239678</span></a>
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Review: <b>An absolutely dazzling display of spectacle and escalation with an overlaying sense of doom coupled with some truly disturbing abstract imagery.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You want to be challenged by a blockbuster.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>Dune (2021), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Beyond the Black Rainbow</b>
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Check this out: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_(novel)"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dune</span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-2320943108806409922024-02-27T17:05:00.001-06:002024-02-27T17:05:03.475-06:00Drive-Away DollsDirector: <b>Ethan Coen</b><div>
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IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19356262"><span style="font-weight: bold;">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19356262</span></a>
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Review: <b>A few decent laughs and not without charm but doesn't seem to really know what level to pitch itself with material that feels like faded imitations of earlier work.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You want something fairly light an inconsequential.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>Raising Arizona, Dumb and Dumber</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-43372205211461359842024-02-27T17:03:00.001-06:002024-02-27T17:03:02.214-06:00Hannibal RisingDirector: <b>Peter Webber</b>
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IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367959"><span style="font-weight: bold;">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367959</span></a>
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Review: <b>Just a bizarre plodding exercise in redundancy with mysteries that give up on themselves and a lead performance that hits its ceiling pretty early on.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You're a completionist.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>Batman Begins, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Red Dragon</b>
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Check this out: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannibal_Rising"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hannibal Rising</span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-64749910466683982862024-02-16T16:23:00.003-06:002024-02-16T16:24:02.226-06:00Poor ThingsDirector: <b>Yorgos Lanthimos</b>
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IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14230458"><span style="font-weight: bold;">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14230458</span></a>
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Review: <b>Engrossing in its style and approach with a touching throughline and a large amount of affecting humour.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You're ok with a large amount of explicit sexuality.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>3000 Years of Longing, Pinocchio, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life</b>
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Check this out: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poor_Things"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Poor Things: Episodes from the Early Life of Archibald McCandless M.D., Scottish Public Health Officer</span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-10158234907523337542024-02-12T15:53:00.004-06:002024-02-12T15:53:53.919-06:00FerrariDirector: <b>Michael Mann</b>
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IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3758542"><span style="font-weight: bold;">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3758542</span></a>
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Review: <b>Some interesting pieces and one incredible performance but never really lands on what it's trying to say or do.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You can handle a fairly brutal scene.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>Foxcatcher, Top Gun</b><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-38666040222204273582024-02-12T15:51:00.002-06:002024-02-12T15:51:28.539-06:00NomadsDirector: <b>John McTiernan</b>
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IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091647"><span style="font-weight: bold;">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091647</span></a>
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Review: <b>Impossible to say anything adds up or even works but is enjoyable as an absolutely gonzo piece of nonsense that will keep you surprised at how weird its choices are.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You want something that will baffle you for its entire runtime.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>Halloween 3: Season of the Witch, Manhunter, Return of the Living Dead</b><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-6717123417220788002024-02-09T10:02:00.001-06:002024-02-09T10:02:03.020-06:00ManhunterDirector: <b>Michael Mann</b>
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Review: <b>Atmospheric and unnerving with a real sense of theme and its own unique voice.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You want a different angle on a serial killer detective movie.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>The Dead Zone, A Clockwork Orange, Red Dragon</b>
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Check this out: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Dragon_(novel)"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Red Dragon</span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-71670417136670782662024-02-07T11:06:00.006-06:002024-02-07T11:06:55.271-06:00MaestroDirector: <b>Bradley Cooper</b>
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IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5535276"><span style="font-weight: bold;">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5535276</span></a>
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Review: <b>Flows in a very natural way with a real sense of warmth and curiosity that elevates it to real highs.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You want something more interested in emotional truth than flat realism.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>Mank, Asteroid City, Behind the Candelabra</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-20351996596476065052024-02-05T15:18:00.002-06:002024-02-05T15:18:12.714-06:00The Zone of InterestDirector: <b>Jonathan Glazer</b>
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IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7160372/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7160372/</span></a>
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Review: <b>Deeply haunting and crushing in its depiction of evil, with sound design and score that push the boundaries of what can be achieved.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You want something that connects past atrocities to the present day pretty cleanly.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>Marie Antoinette, Under the Skin, Paths of Glory</b>
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Check this out: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Zone_of_Interest"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Zone of Interest</span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-83657064983986750812024-01-22T11:04:00.005-06:002024-01-22T11:04:51.243-06:00Aquaman and the Lost KingdomDirector: <b>James Wan</b>
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IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9663764"><span style="font-weight: bold;">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9663764</span></a>
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Review: <b>A few hints of some interesting beats from one character but otherwise a weightless mess with no real stakes, emotion, or meaning.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You've ticked every box so far.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>Wonder Woman 1984, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Aquaman</b><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-1254725535408217192024-01-22T11:03:00.000-06:002024-01-22T11:03:00.122-06:00The Mirror Has Two FacesDirector: <b>Barbra Streisand</b>
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IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117057"><span style="font-weight: bold;">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117057</span></a>
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Review: <b>A complete disaster with no handle on tone or theme that spends its entire runtime contradicting itself.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You want to see how truly bizarre a light romantic comedy can be.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>It's Complicated, The Truth about Cats and Dogs</b>
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Check this out: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051933"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Le Miroir à deux faces</span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-15014692792077599402024-01-22T11:00:00.001-06:002024-01-22T11:00:19.050-06:00The Prince of TidesDirector: <b>Barbra Streisand</b>
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IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102713"><span style="font-weight: bold;">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102713</span></a>
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Review: <b>A little messy but largely in a way that enhances the themes, with a strong story and good chemistry between the leads.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You can handle one particularly rough scene that's not handled all that well.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>Days of Heaven, Radio Flyer, Good Will Hunting, The Witness</b>
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Check this out: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince_of_Tides_(novel)"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Prince of Tides</span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-65597471780278005192024-01-22T10:57:00.001-06:002024-01-22T10:57:31.757-06:00YentlDirector: <b>Barbra Streisand</b>
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IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086619"><span style="font-weight: bold;">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086619</span></a>
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Review: <b>Very clearly the exact film that was set out to be made, but filled with bizarre choices, incongruous with each other in a way that creates a confused whiplash.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You want to be baffled.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>Silence</b>
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Check this out: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yentl_(play)"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Yentl</span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-68509802274577093342024-01-16T10:44:00.005-06:002024-01-16T10:44:56.345-06:00A Star is Born (1976)Director: <b>Frank Pierson</b>
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IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075265"><span style="font-weight: bold;">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075265</span></a>
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Review: <b>Runs long towards the end but carries itself with a decent momentum and genuine charisma from the two leads.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You're ok with not fully understanding some of the musical choices.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>Phantom of the Paradise, Ladies and Gentelmen, the Fabulous Stains</b>
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Check this out: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029606"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A Star is Born</span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-85040606320307730112024-01-16T10:42:00.003-06:002024-01-16T10:42:24.734-06:00Godzilla Minus OneDirector: <b>Takashi Yamazaki</b><div>
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IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23289160"><span style="font-weight: bold;">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23289160</span></a>
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Review: <b>Engaging and engrossing from the get-go, with a genuine complex emotional core that carries everything through to its major thrilling moments.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You're ok with a blockbuster style film being patient with its emotional drama.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>Godzilla, Godzilla (2014), Pacific Rim</b><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-44227418830708826672024-01-16T10:38:00.001-06:002024-01-16T10:38:34.799-06:00I Love You to DeathDirector: <b>Lawrence Kasdan</b>
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IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099819"><span style="font-weight: bold;">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099819</span></a>
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Review: <b>Some wild swings that absolutely do not land but brings such an odd and enjoyable energy that it manages to make itself work.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You want to see how weird a comedy can get while still remaining small.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>So I Married an Axe Murderer, Dead Man on Campus</b>
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Check this out: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/25/us/allentown-journal-true-love-true-life-and-truly-bizarre.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Frances and Anthony Toto</span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-56874049135049138092024-01-08T13:51:00.003-06:002024-01-08T15:25:11.529-06:00The Boy and the HeronDirector: <b>Hayao Miyazaki</b>
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IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6587046"><span style="font-weight: bold;">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6587046</span></a>
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Review: <b>More successful in its intriguing and mysterious sections than the rest but brings a bevy of ideas, tones and visuals that are hard to argue with.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You want something reasonably unpredictable.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>Pan's Labyrinth, Return to Oz, Spirited Away</b></div>
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Check this out: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Do_You_Live%3F"><span style="font-weight:bold;">How Do You Live?</span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-80876993489483834312024-01-08T13:49:00.002-06:002024-01-08T13:49:20.597-06:00WonkaDirector: <b>Paul King</b>
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IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6166392"><span style="font-weight: bold;">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6166392</span></a>
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Review: <b>Dull and derivative with a few small laughs here and there but hampered by emotional beats that feel contrived and cynical.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You're really that curious.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>Paddington, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory</b></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-50381911452761404382023-11-24T13:42:00.003-06:002023-11-24T13:42:27.658-06:00Single White FemaleDirector: <b>Barbet Schroeder</b>
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IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105414"><span style="font-weight: bold;">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105414</span></a>
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Review: <b>A strong idea with a good mood and villain performance that runs out of steam in its third act.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You want something that keeps you guessing when it's cooking, at least.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>Fatal Attraction, Pacific Heights</b>
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Check this out: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWF_Seeks_Same"><span style="font-weight: bold;">SWF Seeks Same</span></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4656220926940164477.post-52562116742627855512023-11-24T13:32:00.005-06:002023-11-24T13:32:58.159-06:00The MarvelsDirector: <b>Nia DaCosta</b>
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IMDB: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10676048"><span style="font-weight: bold;">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10676048</span></a>
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Review: <b>Plenty of energy and charm from its leads but flattened by dull blocking that saps a lot of the emotional resonance.</b>
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Watch it if: <b>You're invested in these characters already.</b>
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And if you liked: <b>Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel, Wandvision</b><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0