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Everything Is Illuminated (2005)
Really well-made. Shots, music, acting, and dialog are all polished. Wood’s odd natural appearance really helps set the mood, and Hutz is magical. A spiritual Little Miss Sunshine.
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Bill Cosby: Himself (1983)
Watching it now, it just doesn’t seem that funny. Cosby’s comic timing his a bit off, and all his drug humor is just childish. Was he really a riot back then?
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Miami Vice (2006)
Foxx pulls it off. Farrell does not. The film has a good feel, but the story isn’t interesting enough. Maybe coolness alone can’t carry a feature-length movie the way it could carry a TV show in the 80’s. Sweet footage of the tank gun shooting into cars.
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Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
What a cast. A nicely balanced, dialogue-driven ensemble piece. But like a lot of Mamet stuff, many of the scenes feel heavily scripted and gratuitously profane, even with these talented actors.
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Aimee & Jaguar (1999)
Really takes you back. Make-up, costuming, and set-design are top-notch. All very authentic. Itís hard to tell when the movie was made, which is the sign of a successful period piece. Another thing that takes you back is seeing mediocre-looking women playing confident, desirable characters. The present-day standard is to…
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Being the first one Iíve seen all the way through, and not having read any of the books, there is obviously a lot of back story which I’m missing. Which is fine. I wouldnít expect each of the 7 movies to reintroduce all of the characters. There are obviously a…
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