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  • Mulholland Drive, 2001 - ★★★★
    Lynch sets a tone that leaves you off kilter for the duration of the film - with those first person camera sweeps and the music from his long time collaborator Angelo Badalamenti, the surreal dual story portrayed by Naomi Watts and Laura Harring never gives away all its answers. Lynch is famously cagey about explaining […]
  • City Lights, 1931 - ★★★★
    Whenever I dip my toe back into silent era films, I'm always reminded just how much emotion and storytelling can be conveyed with no dialogue. The final scene is so moving and yet the most poignant moment has just a single title card - the rest is carried by the nervous look of Charlie Chaplin's […]
  • The NeverEnding Story - The Long Film Showdown
    A collection of the longest films (no mini-series) I've seen. Gone with the Wind Once Upon a Time in America Lawrence of Arabia The Irishman The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World Oklahoma! Titanic Avatar: The Way of Water The Green Mile
  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, 1989 - ★★★★
    I’m annoyed it took me so long to watch this movie. I would have absolutely loved this film in high school, even though I was much more the nerd than the stoner. With the exception of one poorly aged gay joke, this movie could have been made today, though its sense of humor belies the […]
  • Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, 2024 - ★★★
    Aardman Animations' films are always a good time for me. I enjoy the Wallace & Gromit entries, as well as their other forays (including the Star Wars Visions episode!). "IT'S CHEESE GROMIT!" is a part of my daily lexicon, so I was psyched to hear that a new W&G was on its way. Vengeance Most […]

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