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Monthly Archives: June 2023
Fast X: one more ride before it finally dies
2/10 That’s it. I’m tired. I’m done trying to search for the best in these movies. They’ve made a tenth Fast/Furious movie, and it sucks. Los Angeles- 10 years after that notorious vault scene in Fast Five, Dante Reyes (Jason … Continue reading
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Tagged Dwayne Johnson, Fast Five, Fast X, Fast/Furious, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jason Momoa, Justin Lin, Louis Leterrier, that bespoke vault scene, that diabolical vault scene, that illustrious vault scene, that incorrigible vault scene, that infamous vault scene, that Machiavellian vault scene, that malevolent vault scene, that notorious vault scene, that vivacious vault scene, Vin Diesel
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Charlie makes his mark in ‘Fool’s Paradise’
8/10 It’s strange to be reminded how niche “Always Sunny” still is. Los Angeles- Legendary English actor Sir Tom Bingsley (Charlie Day, who also writes and directs), currently starring in a Billy the Kid biopic, won’t leave his trailer. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Charlie Day, Fool's Paradise, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
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Rodriguez’ ‘80s action movie ‘Hypnotic’ written in ‘00s, released in ‘20s
5/10 Hypnotic, writer/cinematographer/editor/director/producer Robert Rodriguez’ sci-fi/noir action thriller starring Ben Affleck may have been a box office bomb and an objectively bad film, but it’s still a guilty pleasure of mine. I know now that it’s a cheap knockoff of … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Ben Affleck, Christopher Nolan, Hypnotic, Inception, Memento, Robert Rodriguez, The Matrix
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‘Beau is Afraid,’ the Odyssian anxiety attack
9/10 In the first shot of Beau is Afraid, Beau Wassermann (Joaquin Phoenix and Armen Nahapetian) is born. 47 years later, Wassermann, who has grown into a man ruled by breathtaking anxiety and paranoia, is getting ready to visit his … Continue reading
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Tagged A24, Ari Aster, Beau is Afraid, Hereditary, Joaquin Phoenix, Midsommar, Odyssyan anxiety attack
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I just rewatched ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and had a lot of feelings and now you have to read about them
I remember precisely the first image I saw of Star Wars. It’s the shot of Darth Vader, lightsaber ignited, standing in a Death Star hallway waiting for Obi-Wan Kenobi to arrive. This would have been 1995 or ‘96, after the … Continue reading
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Tagged David Lynch, Disney Renaissance, Dreamworks, Eraserhead, Star Wars, The Prince of Egypt, The Wizard of Oz, Wild at Heart
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