May 2, 2024
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Is my favourite documentary in the world. Stylishly directed in black and white by Bennett Miller (best known for Capote and Moneyball), it circles around the magnificently exuberant existence of the playwright turned apple city tour guide Timothy "Speed" Levitch as he muses on the city of NY on and off his double decker bus.
I have a tendency to let my frustrations of the world to clench my muscles up and this is the film equivalent of a lump of mdma to melt my heart back open again with every rewatch. A poet can have an intense love affair with a bridge and a great poet can word it in a way that convinces you that they're not mad; or that even if they are, they are mad in the exact way life is supposed to be experienced in the first place.
A must-see for anyone who holds a warm spot in their heart for the insomniac city, or at least what it once could be through the eyes of an intensely intuned romantic eccentric.
Jul 4, 2024
All his short documentaries are wild and hard to find. The gambling one was a big inspiration for me for The Last Showgirl. I felt like youโre able to see how the city can take hold of a personโ unlike any other place. You see the people who come visit and the people who live there.ย
Feb 25, 2025
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In addition to the books and tv shows, I would also highly recommend the recent doc that came out about him, Roadrunner. It was the first post Covid movie I saw in a theater and the whole audience laughed AND cried- it was well done and made me appreciate him even more.
Feb 17, 2024
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even if just from your hometown! your friends/fam will love it, what's better than receiving actual post?
May 31, 2024
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ideally watch some 2011 parody videos on youtube afterwards
Apr 18, 2024
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probably the funniest and most well made parody.. and all available on youtube!!!
Jul 1, 2024