american beauty
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I'm quite fond of pointing out that Roger Ebert went back to Triumph of the Will many years after first reviewing it and concluded that, actually, it kind of sucks www.rogerebert.com/reviews/grea...
may 25, 2025, 7:25 pm • 11 0 • view
Always liked Dan Olson's summary: it's not a triumph of filmmaking but of budget.
may 25, 2025, 7:42 pm • 9 0 • view
Yeah, the Oscars are packed with these. But that’s also because that makes them kind of noteworthy; while others are just kind of forgotten
may 25, 2025, 7:25 pm • 11 1 • view
Sometimes I find myself wondering whether anybody actually thought Crash was good
may 25, 2025, 7:27 pm • 11 1 • view
We had an elective history class called genocide in high school where we had to watch this to learn about getting past our preconceived notions
may 25, 2025, 9:05 pm • 3 0 • view
How odd
may 25, 2025, 11:58 pm • 1 0 • view
Speaking for myself, a lot of the work of von Trier and also FUNNY GAMES.
may 25, 2025, 7:35 pm • 5 0 • view
THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS, though. That’s a goddamned masterpiece.
may 25, 2025, 7:40 pm • 2 0 • view
I love American beauty but it is quintessentially a movie that didn’t “age well”. Last of the big 90’s “suburban alienation” films
may 25, 2025, 7:29 pm • 5 0 • view
*whispers* Saving Private Ryan kind of falls into this category
may 25, 2025, 10:21 pm • 1 0 • view