Not going to lie: I have had many days recently that could have been improved with a 120+-minute loop of Shadow frantically running through the streets of Soleana looking for some snobby elite's FIVE PRODUCT.
It's like the Seven Years War so very close time-wise, plus yeah, there are legit battle scenes.
At first, a lot of it feels like watching paint dry. But that is the point - he wants you to REALLY LOOK at what is in front of you, like a painting. It's a fascinating experience.
- Original LoTR trilogy, Extended Editions. One of the very few examples of a film being better with the deleted scenes put back.
Wolf of Wall Street
Titanic
Godfather II
Doctor Zhivago
The Deer Hunter
Nearly impossible to choose just one but I adore The Boys In The Band (2020).
- Portrait of historical gay life drawn from the playwright's life
- Film adaptation of a groundbreaking play staring the Broadway revival cast
- Distills community & cultural tensions
- Intellectually deep
- Messy as fuck
