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Films
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The Queen's Gambit 2020
Derivative as hell, but Anya Taylor-Joy is really good, and there are a few standout sequences. One of them is an exhilarating jaunt from a gaggle of teens to a…
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Hard to Handle 1933
"Look at the guy who added 'halitosis' to the national vocabulary, and a million dollars to his own bankroll!... Look at the guy who coined the expression '4 out of…
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The Tree, the Mayor and the Mediatheque 1993
The Tree, the Mayor, and the Mediatheque. Loved it. The evocation of theater was so obvious to me this time. The conversations were cut like musical numbers, with locations changing…
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Diary of a Country Priest 1951
Diary of a Country Priest. Seems perfect. Bresson is still playing with visual drama, using a lot of dolly-ins and some foreground obstacles a la Les Dames du Bois de…
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Taipei Story 1985
(TW: very glancing reference to suicide, nothing to do with me. Also, this is very long and self indulgent and if all you want to know is if you should…
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