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Julie & Julia (2009)

Posted on March 31, 2018 by Ross Birks

Sorry but Meryl Streep is great in this. Despite my early hesitance, I thought the traintracking of both stories worked very well too even if it set me up for a false ending. I assumed it was building to a … Continue reading →

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The Master (2012)

Posted on March 20, 2018 by Ross Birks

“You can’t take this life straight can you?” This time around (my fifth? sixth?) I really latched onto the movie as a rumination on performance and specifically its contrasting of acting styles. Phoenix represents the angry, visceral, tormented style birthed in … Continue reading →

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