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Palm Springs (2020)
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A Bucket of Blood (1959)
Pretty thoughtful B-movie with a compelling premise and solid lead performance. Honestly I might be underselling it.
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The Apartment (1960)
I adore Shirley MacLaine, so much of the writing, and the production. Sad holiday vibes are some of the best on film. I really felt a bit of a stumble in the dark middle act twist, which is dramatically intriguing but narratively a momentum-killer for the screwball pace the film had built. So I’m just a bit ambivalent, but still enraptured. On a rewatch maybe this is a Masterpiece candidate.
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D.O.A. (1949)
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Scrooge (1970)
Not at all good, but maybe not as horrible as it could have been. Get rid of the kid actor, though.
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12 Monkeys (1995)
The ultimate predestination time travel movie with a puzzle box plot of clever timeline interactions and consequences. Visual verve and invention blend with rich themes of subjectivity and the perilous state of sanity in modernity.
It’s Chrsitmas!
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Network (1976)
Amazing screenplay. So clever and nasty and evocative, and the satire is more relevant than ever. The “I’m mad as hell” scene is truly an all-timer moment.
Faye Dunaway stole my heart.