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Bostonian916 (449 KP) rated The Art of Self-Defense (2019) in Movies

Jul 11, 2020  
The Art of Self-Defense (2019)
The Art of Self-Defense (2019)
2019 | Comedy
8
7.0 (4 Ratings)
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Full transparency: I'm a Jesse Eisenberg fan. With that being said, the role he plays (Casey) seems like it was literally made for him.

Casey plays a wallflower everyman who has a life altering encounter that creates a cascade of events that concludes with the pinnacle of satisfaction. Immogen Poots performs a stellar role as a jaded Karate student who, with the help of Casey, finally gets her comeuppance.

I would love to elaborate more, but my doing so would give away pivotal development points of the plot, and I try not to include spoilers in my reviews. Do yourself a favor and give this a chance. If nothing else it will put a smirk on your face.
  
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Anna Calvi recommended Whiplash (2014) in Movies (curated)

 
Whiplash (2014)
Whiplash (2014)
2014 | Drama
8.5 (24 Ratings)
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"This is about what a music student who really wants to be great has to sacrifice to pursue greatness. It reminded me a little of my own experience at university, and how there’s such a difference between studying music, which is quite sterile, and then actually going out and doing it. You have to unlearn everything and just try to be honest, using your instrument to speak in a way that people can understand. Andrew’s (Miles Teller) relationship with his music teacher in the film is very extreme, but I had music teachers at school who I felt really passionate about and who I wanted to get better for, so they would believe in me."

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Paul Bettany recommended In the Name of the Father (1993) in Movies (curated)

 
In the Name of the Father (1993)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
1993 | Drama
7.5 (2 Ratings)
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"There’s so much to like about it. Really brilliant script. I think it’s an amazingly directed movie. It’s the real trick of that movie, to come out feeling that you’re Irish and hate the English, especially when you’re English, which I am. [laughs] It is one of the most exquisite performances of all time. I saw it when I was a student of acting, and there was lots of people to admire; there was Robert De Niro, and there was Al Pacino, and here was an English person, making such a complete and visceral transformation in character that you just went, “Oh my God, we’re allowed to do that sort of thing, too?” That felt really empowering."

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Raul Esparza recommended track Every Day a Little Death by Stephen Sondheim in A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim in Music (curated)

 
A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim
A Little Night Music by Stephen Sondheim
1975 | Soundtrack
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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Every Day a Little Death by Stephen Sondheim

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"I was a student at N.Y.U. in the ’90s. It was the first semester of a musical theater class, and one of the students got up and sang “Every Day a Little Death.” It was dark outside and snowing, and I remember hearing the song and thinking, “What is this?” It’s such a simple series of tiny moments that make up a day, that seem to be completely pragmatic descriptions of everyday life, played against the unbelievable torrent of sweeping emotion underneath in the music. And that is such a classic skill of Steve’s, where lyric plays against music, and the two things together, in the ear of the listener, tell you the whole story."

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Dean (6927 KP) rated Choose (2011) in Movies

Jun 6, 2021  
Choose (2011)
Choose (2011)
2011 | Drama, Horror, Mystery
5
7.5 (2 Ratings)
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Katheryn Winnick (0 more)
Weak plot (0 more)
Had potential
This started off OK, a sort of Slasher film with a twist with the killer forcing victims to choose who to kill or be attacked. With a detective element to it as well. Katheryn Winnick of Vikings stars as a journalism student tracking the killer along with her dad as the local sheriff in a small town.
Just a shame it didn't reach its potential, not a particularly scary film. Seems to be stuck between genres without choosing which direction to go in. The second half of the film unravels without much drama to a rather tame ending. OK if you want a short film to pass the time.