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The Zone of Interest (2023)
The Zone of Interest
7.5 (274 ratings) director: 乔纳森·格雷泽 actor: 克里斯蒂安·弗里德尔 / 桑德拉·惠勒 …
other title: 利益区域 / 兴趣之地 …
The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
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Sherlock Jr. (1924) WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Sherlock Jr.
9.6 (403 ratings) director: 巴斯特·基顿 actor: 巴斯特·基顿 / 凯瑟琳·麦奎尔 …
other title: 셜록 2세 / キートンの探偵学入門 …
A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
March 12, 2024 watched
Love to have a quick laugh before bed at a piece of comedic art that's 100 years old.
OR
Hell yeah it was the "Roaring Twenties"... Roaring with laughter!
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Independence Day (1996)
Independence Day
7.5 (730 ratings) director: Roland Emmerich actor: Will Smith / Jeff Goldblum …
other title: 独立日 / ID4星际终结者(台) …
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has arrived. Its mission: total annihilation over the Fourth of July weekend. The last hope to stop the destruction is an unlikely group of people united by fate and unimaginable circumstances.
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American Fiction (2023)
American Fiction
7.5 (172 ratings) director: 柯德·杰弗森 actor: 杰弗里·怀特 / 翠西·艾利斯·罗斯 …
other title: 美国小说 / 擦除
失意的小说家兼教授塞隆尼斯·“蒙克”·埃里森（杰弗里·怀特 Jeffrey Wright 饰）出于怨恨，用开玩笑的方式写了一本小说，书中充斥着古怪刻板印象的黑人形象。不料这本书出版后大受好评，不仅获得文学大奖，还被拍成电影。
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Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself
7.4 (11 ratings) director: 弗兰克·奥兹 actor: Derek DelGaudio
other title: Derek DelGaudio tel qu’en lui-même / Derek DelGaudio's In & of Itself
Storyteller and Conceptual Magician Derek DelGaudio attempts to understand the illusory nature of identity and answer the deceptively simple question 'Who am I?'
Feb. 11, 2024 watched
Derek is a little overly dramatic at times, but it's in service of some decent storytelling and some excellent trickery.
People that don't like magic probably won't like this, and people with no souls will knock it for trying too hard, but people like me are the perfect audience for this brand of bullshit.
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The Alchemist Cookbook (2016) WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Alchemist Cookbook
director: Joel Potrykus actor: Ty Hickson / Amari Cheatom …
other title: 디 알케미스트 쿡북 / 料理煉金術 …
Self-made chemist Sean, a recluse living in an old trailer in the woods, suffers from pill-popping delusions of fortune. When his manic attempts at cracking the ancient secret of alchemy go awry he unleashes something far more sinister and dangerous.
Jan. 26, 2024 watched
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Gary Gulman: Born on 3rd Base (2023) IMDb TMDB
Gary Gulman: Born on 3rd Base
director: James Webb actor: Gary Gulman
Comedian, actor, and best-selling author Gary Gulman offers up his hilarious insights on a range of topics – from growing up poor to pretentious suffixes – all with a generous helping of his inventive humor and absurdism. Reflecting on his eccentric Jewish American family, Gulman chronicles his childhood experiences with free school lunch programs and questionable dental care, as well as incisive swipes at billionaire-ism.
Jan. 20, 2024 watched
Gary. He's good.
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The Conversation (1974)
The Conversation
8.2 (165 ratings) director: Francis Ford Coppola actor: Gene Hackman / 约翰·凯泽尔 …
other title: 窃听大阴谋 / 对话 …
A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.
Jan. 4, 2024 watched
Love watching people being really good at their craft. Love how well Gene plays paranoid and how well Fracis directs it.
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After Yang (2021)
After Yang
7.4 (173 ratings) director: Kogonada actor: Colin Farrell / 朱迪·特纳-史密斯 …
other title: A Vida Depois de Yang / Despidiendo a Yang …
When his young daughter's beloved companion — an android named Yang — malfunctions, Jake searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been passing in front of him, reconnecting with his wife and daughter across a distance he didn't know was there.
Dec. 26, 2023 watched
Lovely.
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May December (2023)
May December
7.1 (159 ratings) director: 托德·海因斯 actor: Julianne Moore / Natalie Portman
other title: 메이 디셈버 / メイ・ディセンバー ゆれる真実 …
Twenty years after their notorious tabloid romance gripped the nation, a married couple buckles under the pressure when an actress arrives to do research for a film about their past.
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Whiplash (2014)
Whiplash
8.3 (1845 ratings) director: 达米恩·查泽雷 actor: 迈尔斯·特勒 / J·K·西蒙斯 …
other title: 爆裂鼓手 / 鼓动真我(港) …
Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.
Nov. 26, 2023 watched
This gets a half-star bump on second viewing. It still has moments of meh, but it's easier to take when you know what to expect.
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Zodiac (2007)
Zodiac
7.6 (797 ratings) director: 大卫·芬奇 actor: 杰克·吉伦哈尔 / 马克·鲁法洛 …
other title: 十二宫 / 索命黄道带(台) …
The zodiac murders cause the lives of Paul Avery, David Toschi and Robert Graysmith to intersect.
Oct. 28, 2023 watched
Remains one of the best.
Watched with David Fincher commentary.
David is engaged and informative throughout. Worth watching with his commentary if you enjoy the movie at all and like to hear about some behind the scenes talk (or want to discover which scenes were shot with in front of matte paintings and you'd never think it).
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TÁR (2022)
TÁR
7.1 (294 ratings) director: 托德·菲尔德 actor: 凯特·布兰切特 / 尼娜·霍斯 …
other title: 塔尔 / Tár …
As celebrated conductor Lydia Tár starts rehearsals for a career-defining symphony, the consequences of her past choices begin to echo in the present.
Sept. 24, 2023 watched
Having her conduct an orchestra playing music from the game *Monster Hunter* at the end seems a little on the nose, no?
Regardless, strong performances by Cate Blanchett, and also Mark Strong's wig.
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