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Category Archives: Rewatch
Thinking Comes Later: Inherent Vice (2014)
Paul Thomas Anderson is like a god to me. I know I’m not at the only one to feel that way. Anderson is to us what I imagine Scorsese was to cinephiles of the 70s and 80s. He’s one of … Continue reading
Sympathy for the Parasite: Shivers (1975)
“Roger, I had a very disturbing dream last night. In this dream I found myself making love to a strange man. Only I’m having trouble you see, because he’s old… and dying… and he smells bad, and I find him … Continue reading
Sexually Driven: David Cronenberg’s Crash (1996)
Crash turns twenty years old this year. Even today David Cronenberg’s controversial adaptation of JG Ballard’s equally controversial novel feels like an earth-shattering breakthrough in depicting sex in movies. Sex can be weird, kinky, scary, confusing, touching, hilarious, experimental, awkward, … Continue reading
Looking Ahead: The Cable Guy (1996)
The Cable Guy is an incredibly prescient comedy for 1996 that not only predicts The Internet Age but also the rise of the bromance and cruel comedies. Much was said at the time about Carrey’s mammoth paycheck but the fact … Continue reading
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Tagged ben stiller, Jim Carrey, Judd Apatow, Leslie Mann, Matthew Broderick, Owen Wilson, The Cable Guy
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Nymphomaniac (2013)
Upon rewatching Nymphomaniac in its extended Director’s Cut form I found myself appreciating it a lot more. The differences aren’t glaringly obvious at first but the whole thing does feel more comprehensive and complete. This is what Lars von Trier … Continue reading
Linklater Discovers Digital: Tape (2001)
I’ve always been fond of this little-seen Linklater B-side. A bunch of characters talking in a room for 90 minutes could be the synopsis for any number of Linklater’s movies yet Tape is unquestionably the darkest and most sinister to … Continue reading
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Tagged Ethan Hawke, Richard Linklater, Robert Sean Leonard, Tape, Uma Thurman
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Matchstick Men (2003)
“Have you ever been dragged to the sidewalk and beaten until you PIIIISSSSSSEDDDDDD BLOOOOOOOODDD!?!?!” Ridley in mega-underrated mode and probably his most re-watchable film by some margin. I’ve lost count how many times I’ve gone back to it. Such an … Continue reading
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Tagged Alison Lohman, Hans Zimmer, Matchstick Men, Nicolas Cage, Ridley Scott, Sam Rockwell
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The Best Film Made In My Lifetime? Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood (2007)
I’ve seen There Will Be Blood close to twenty times since it was released in 2007. I’ve had a few years off before this revisit yet it remains the most monolithic American movie made in my lifetime. It begins Paul … Continue reading
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Tagged Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood
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24 Hour Party People (2002)
“But my epitaph wiII be…that I…never, Iiterally nor metaphoricaIIy… soId out. I protected myseIf from ever having to have…the diIemma of having to seII out…by having nothing to seII out.” – Tony Wilson A multi-format, multimedia, practically interactive and kaleidoscopic … Continue reading
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Tagged 24 Hour Party People, Michael Winterbottom, Steve Coogan
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