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    Ten Shows

    Barb Choite

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    In Ten Shows, Vancouver-born artist Barb Choit immerses herself in the vast and disparate slide...

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Benny Sadfie recommended Milestones (1975) in Movies (curated)

 
Milestones (1975)
Milestones (1975)
1975 | Drama
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"Anyway, the next one I have to say is Milestones, and that’s just because of the massive impact it had on me in general and by Robert Kramer and John Douglas. Basically, this movie put within me emotions and memories that I never had, and I was feeling them in the theater as if I had them. There’s a scene where John Douglas is playing – I think he’s playing the saxophone, and the other guy is doing some ceramics, and it’s just such a happy moment, and it’s so small. But in that moment, I’m just with them 100%, and then there’s a birth in the movie, and the birth, you’re feeling elated. Not because it’s a beautiful thing in the world, but because you’re feeling the kind of coming in of a new life as these parents. And there’s just something about the cinematography, the people, and the characters, and the colors of it all. It’s an amazing movie. And I remember watching it being like, “OK, you can do this to an audience.” That was mind-blowing."

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Jon Cryer recommended GoodFellas (1990) in Movies (curated)

 
GoodFellas (1990)
GoodFellas (1990)
1990 | Crime, Drama, Thriller
8.6 (70 Ratings)
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"It is one of the most effective and, in my mind, realistic gangster movies ever made in that it shows you what the allure of that criminal life is, but it also shows how petty and dangerous and stupid it is. But all the time you’re dragged along. It has this incredible compelling force that drags you along whether you want to go or not. And, I think, a beautiful and brutal use of comedy along with absolute horror and fear and moments of sort of operatic beauty, like when they open up the back of the truck with the Eric Clapton song, and the camera goes in to find one of the dead gang members. That mixed with these incredible moments of subtlety like when Ray Liotta realizes that Robert De Niro may well be setting him up. It’s just this tiny little moment. It’s great because it’s incredibly small, mixed with these incredibly big things. And they shoot Michael Imperioli in the foot. You know, come on, that’s wonderful."

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LoganCrews (2861 KP) rated Casino (1995) in Movies

Sep 19, 2020  
Casino (1995)
Casino (1995)
1995 | Drama
7
8.2 (16 Ratings)
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As expected this was thoroughly entertaining moment-to-moment, but as a whole this seems like small-risk doddle for Scorsese: simple characters with a not only a familiar story but an almost entirely predictable and hasty one that just doesn't feel fully rewarding enough to be three hours. For a film that's so long it feels like huge, important chunks of the story are just... gone. Though that being said, it's paced nearly to perfection - flowing steadily from one fun and confidently-crafted mob movie trope to the next. What almost explicitly saves this from otherwise total dime-a-dozen mediocrity is the fact that the three leads are some of the most engrossing actors alive and each of them are rip-roaringly astonishing in it even if they're playing characters they've already played before practically to a T. It's pretty much 𝘉𝘶𝘨𝘴𝘺 with more of an edge. Far from great but also the sort of movie Scorsese could do in his sleep. Robert De Niro's suits are the clear highlight in all of this.
  
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Sarah (7798 KP) rated The Devil All the Time (2020) in Movies

Sep 18, 2020  
The Devil All the Time (2020)
The Devil All the Time (2020)
2020 | Drama
8
7.6 (8 Ratings)
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A dark slow burner
I knew nothing about this film other than the synopsis, but after watching Tenet again recently I felt in the mood to give another Robert Pattinson a go. And overall this is a pretty good film.

Right from the start, the narration draws you in and I loved this aspect of the film. I actually wish there had been more narration throughout. The story itself is rather dark and sordid, it's definitely not a happy story and how things work out for some characters is often an unpleasant surprise. It's definitely a slow burner of a film and this really is the major negative. It's drawn out well over 2 hours and this may be a little too long. I feel like it could've been cut down to inder 2 hours will little detrimental impact to the story.

The best thing about this film though is by far the acting, from everyone involved. The parts for the majority of the actors are small due to the nature of the story, but every single one of them excels with what they're given. Although the highlights are by far Bill Skarsgard, Tom Holland and Robert Pattinson. I couldn't take my eyes off any of them when they were on screen, and this just goes to show how brilliant acting can really make a film so much better.

Watching this felt rather familiar, like I've seen something similar in the past that's as good, but I really can't remember what it could be (any suggestions welcome). But overall this is a good story elevated by some fantastic acting.