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The Revolt of Mamie Stover (1956)
Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous Hawaiian vistas. Includes a somewhat gratuitous Pearl Harbor scene.
She-Devil (1989)
Rare Meryl Streep comedic performance. Funniest idea is that she falls in love with Ed Begley Jr.
The ‘Burbs (1989)
Rick Ducommun is great and looks exactly like Tim Dillon. Like every detail.
Anatomy of a Fall (2023)
Not exactly a under the radar rec, but I’m just catching up on Oscar season. And yeah, it’s fantastic.
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Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind.
(this has been my favorite movie since I first watched it at 14 and I really doubt it will ever change. I just popped in the dvd to watch the director/writer commentary and other special features yesterday.)
Zola.
(I’ve seen Janicza Bravo do Q&As about Zola live twice which is probably two more times that the average person.)
Springbreakers.
Fallen Angels.
Ingrid Goes West.
The Royal Tenenbaums.
68 Kill.
Poor Things.
(I did not see enough movies last year, but I saw this one which is great because it was made for me specifically)
Are you sensing a theme in these films….
Mar 25, 2024
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My favorites (in no particular order)
Z (1969)
Mandy (2018)
Stalker (1979)
Paris, Texas (1984)
Bonus favorites:
Irma Vep (1996)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992)
Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)
Mirror (1975)
Mar 22, 2024
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Grey Gardens (1975)
3 Women (1977)
SAFE (1995)
Mullholland Drive (2001)
* I always have about a dozen films churning in and out of my Lettrboxd rotation but these four have been in my personal top ten list for as long as I can remember.
Apr 6, 2024
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The amount of times Dante uses a unique and beautiful metaphor to describe witnessing the un-describable beautiful essence of God is staggering. He does it like 3 times every canto and every time his eloquence is so striking.
(using the John Ciardi translation)
Mar 25, 2024
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Goddamn I read too much Wikipedia. I like to structure it around certain topics. Right now I'm working on my sports trivia, a perennial weak-spot, so I'm reading each NFL team's page in its entirety.
Jan 25, 2024
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They're so simple and I've been eating them since I was child. You can toast them or eat them raw it doesn't fucking matter!!
Jan 23, 2024