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what the actual fuck did I just watch?
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that was Donny
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This one has been out a while, but I keep going back to it as one of my favorites, especially in the midst of all of the vitriol and cynicism that is out there today. I think it shows humanity at its best.
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Cleo From 5 to 7 | Rotten Tomatoes
Selfish pop singer Cléo (Corinne Marchand) has two hours to wait until the results of her biopsy come back. After an ominous tarot card reading, she visits her friends, all of whom fail to give her the emotional support she needs. Wandering around Paris, she finally finds comfort talking with a...
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I thought so too, but both are credited with being members of the band. Mark for one year.
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Stranger Than Fiction | Rotten Tomatoes
A mentally unstable IRS auditor (Will Ferrell) hears an author's (Emma Thompson) voice in his head and discovers that he is the ill-fated protagonist of her latest work. While a book-company employee (Queen Latifah) tries to cure the author's case of writer's block, the auditor and a professor...
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The Artist | Rotten Tomatoes
In the 1920s, actor George Valentin (Jean Dujardin) is a bona fide matinee idol with many adoring fans. While working on his latest film, George finds himself falling in love with an ingenue named Peppy Miller (Bérénice Bejo) and, what's more, it seems Peppy feels the same way. But George is...
Spotlight (2015) | Rotten Tomatoes
In 2001, editor Marty Baron of The Boston Globe assigns a team of journalists to investigate allegations against John Geoghan, an unfrocked priest accused of molesting more than 80 boys. Led by editor Walter "Robby" Robinson (Michael Keaton), reporters Michael Rezendes (Mark Ruffalo), Matt...www.rottentomatoes.com
I did not like this one at all. There are much better newspaper scoop movies out there. It's amazing it won two Oscars, including Best Picture.
Scent of a Woman | Rotten Tomatoes
Frank is a retired Lt. Col. in the US army. He's blind and impossible to get along with. Charlie is at school and is looking forward to going to college. To help pay for a trip home for Christmas, he agrees to look after Frank over Thanksgiving. Frank's niece says this will be easy money, but...
I liked this one when I saw it but I'm not sure it would age well.
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They don't make them like they used to.
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In the Mood for Love | Rotten Tomatoes
In 1962, journalist Chow Mo-wan (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) and his wife move into a Hong Kong apartment, but Chow's spouse is often away on business. Before long, the lonely Chow makes the acquaintance of the alluring Su Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung Man-yuk), whose own significant other also seems...
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The Legend of 1900 | Rotten Tomatoes
On New Year's Day 1900, Danny (Bill Nunn), a crew member on an ocean liner, finds a deserted infant and decides to adopt him, nicknaming him "1900." As an adult, the eccentric 1900 (Tim Roth) grows into a remarkable musician aboard the boat. Rumors of his brilliant piano playing eventually reach...
In the Mood for Love | Rotten Tomatoes
In 1962, journalist Chow Mo-wan (Tony Leung Chiu Wai) and his wife move into a Hong Kong apartment, but Chow's spouse is often away on business. Before long, the lonely Chow makes the acquaintance of the alluring Su Li-zhen (Maggie Cheung Man-yuk), whose own significant other also seems...
When people gush about movies and call them a “visual feast…” this is the kind of movie they’re talking about.
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The Lunchbox | Rotten Tomatoes
Lonely housewife Ila (Nimrat Kaur) decides to try adding some spice to her stale marriage by preparing a special lunch for her neglectful husband. Unfortunately, the delivery goes astray and winds up in the hands of Saajan (Irrfan Khan), an irritable widower. Curious about her husband's lack of...
To me, Scent of a Woman was fine on its merits but it has a stench on it as the point where Pacino leaned into that loud throaty abrasive caricature he has used in nearly every role since.
He had a handful of great performances shortly after that, but has mailed it in since about when the ‘90s ended.
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The Collector (1965) | Rotten Tomatoes
Clerk Freddie Clegg (Terence Stamp), an avid butterfly collector, wins a football pool and buys a country house with a large basement. He then kidnaps art student Miranda Grey (Samantha Eggar), a longtime crush of his, after trailing her in a van. Freddie locks Miranda in the basement, and buys...
