Letterboxd 5019o Eric Thor https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/ericthor/ Letterboxd - Eric Thor The Swimming Pool 6n5b2l 1969 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/ericthor/film/the-swimming-pool/ letterboxd-review-899644439 Tue, 27 May 2025 16:29:49 +1200 2025-05-26 No The Swimming Pool 1969 3.5 4946 <![CDATA[

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Gorgeous, I would say sultry, but it's not humid. It's warm sometimes hot. Inviting and enticing. Vibrant, and unfolds slowly like a laziest of summer days sometime lost in the middle of August.

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The Man Who Knew Too Much 6q3a51 1956 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/ericthor/film/the-man-who-knew-too-much-1956/ letterboxd-review-896356631 Sat, 24 May 2025 15:37:14 +1200 2025-05-23 No The Man Who Knew Too Much 1956 4.0 574 <![CDATA[

A solid romp. Lot of classic Hitchcock suspense staples just with a lot of extra music. Mint ending scene. Hope they move to New York!

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Seven Samurai 443837 1954 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/ericthor/film/seven-samurai/ letterboxd-review-877954989 Sat, 3 May 2025 06:43:14 +1200 2025-05-02 No Seven Samurai 1954 3.5 346 <![CDATA[

Stiff at times, beautiful at others. Technically skillful. Hard to connect with keep track of some of the characters near the end.

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Rebecca k311t 1940 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/ericthor/film/rebecca/ letterboxd-review-865969952 Sat, 19 Apr 2025 16:00:30 +1200 2025-04-18 No Rebecca 1940 3.5 223 <![CDATA[

The frames or the the film itself seemed off, as if sped up in the beginning. Lots of awkward inhuman moments some fun and campy others just very odd and forced. It all came together nicely in the second half.

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To Catch a Thief 236y41 1955 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/ericthor/film/to-catch-a-thief/ letterboxd-review-853205458 Fri, 4 Apr 2025 16:36:44 +1300 2025-04-03 No To Catch a Thief 1955 3.5 381 <![CDATA[

Three stars and they all belong to Grace and her stunning beauty that puts the entire Rivera to shame. The extra half is for Jessie who was the only other joy in this film. Horribly edited, confusing plot, bad sound mixing, mix of beautiful and perplexing shots. If you love Grace Kelly yes of course you must watch this, if you love Hitchcock, well watch this after all his other films.

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All That Heaven Allows 3l2y2w 1955 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/ericthor/film/all-that-heaven-allows/ letterboxd-review-845341884 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:48:14 +1300 2025-03-24 No All That Heaven Allows 1955 4.0 43316 <![CDATA[

Azure, crimson, sienna, ivory and countless other colors wash across the screen.

This story found be at a moment where I carry much present perspective on the trials of love and self. With that perspective and understanding I found myself wanting the conflict to be more intractable and less transitory as a way to raise the stakes and underline the sometimes knotting and sometimes hollow pain. It be interesting to see this film done in a different style, slower and more contemplative.

Jane Wyman was fantastic, Rock Hudson some scenes in the beginning with the glamor shots were a bit cheesy/clunky. Audio felt off at points too.

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Oslo 6k4v5b August 31st, 2011 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/ericthor/film/oslo-august-31st/ letterboxd-review-841594503 Fri, 21 Mar 2025 16:41:34 +1300 2025-03-20 No Oslo, August 31st 2011 4.0 75233 <![CDATA[

The scene in the cafe, it lingers. It was beautiful, depressing, and an example of how film can be used in clever ways to deepen very human emotions. Superb acting by Joachim Trier and great writing of dialogues throughout.

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Flow 1c6h3c 2024 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/ericthor/film/flow-2024/ letterboxd-review-838486827 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:10:19 +1300 2025-03-16 No Flow 2024 4.0 823219 <![CDATA[

Cute, peaceful, I enjoyed it, enjoyed it after a long night and day of raving. It's fun how little cues of sound, music, and animations can elicit certain emotions and feelings across an audience. Appreciate a film that wants to build trust because the filmmaker and the audience.

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We Won't Grow Old Together 456e1m 1972 - ★★★½ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/ericthor/film/we-wont-grow-old-together/ letterboxd-review-836270557 Sat, 15 Mar 2025 15:57:46 +1300 2025-03-14 No We Won't Grow Old Together 1972 3.5 63230 <![CDATA[

What a slob of a man. Such a slob and so well acted that it just disturbed me that anyone, let alone someone so beautiful submit themselves to them. It took me out and the pushing and shoving just disturbed me. It crept up on me and the second half was much stronger. Beautiful shots and clever editing.

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Strangers on a Train 5j255x 1951 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/ericthor/film/strangers-on-a-train/ letterboxd-review-823195212 Sat, 1 Mar 2025 17:34:52 +1300 2025-02-28 No Strangers on a Train 1951 4.5 845 <![CDATA[

Another Homoerotic thriller from Alfred! Top notch old ladies, BABS, MOTHER, dubious elderly repairmen, a sports thriller interlude! An absolute romp!

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Vivre Sa Vie 4p25l 1962 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/ericthor/film/vivre-sa-vie/ letterboxd-review-820773450 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 18:55:16 +1300 2025-02-25 No Vivre Sa Vie 1962 3.0 1626 <![CDATA[

Technically interesting with wonderful acting. It is a bit dull in that it presupposes that it is captivating. It does what it does and that is fine. Wouldn't disade or encourage anyone to watch this.

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Crazy Nights 3e3yc 1978 - ★★½ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/ericthor/film/crazy-nights/ letterboxd-review-814976471 Thu, 20 Feb 2025 17:32:49 +1300 2025-02-19 No Crazy Nights 1978 2.5 663604 <![CDATA[

As a purveyor of camp in mysterious place I was hoping for a bit more. The beginning "Follow Me" sequence with Amanda was lovely. Everything else was just okay just a bit middle of the road and slow.

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No Other Land 582s1r 2024 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/ericthor/film/no-other-land/ letterboxd-review-814061464 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 16:18:02 +1300 2025-02-18 No No Other Land 2024 4.5 1232493 <![CDATA[

Capturing cruelty and some of darkest evil of humanity and the resistance of a community that persists year after year. The sun is rising today in Masafer Yatta and the struggle continues.

I’m reminded of Viktor Frankl’s Man Search from meaning as he details his time at Auschwitz.

Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.

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The Red Shoes 2k2i3z 1948 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/ericthor/film/the-red-shoes/ letterboxd-review-808910922 Fri, 14 Feb 2025 18:35:09 +1300 2025-02-14 No The Red Shoes 1948 4.5 19542 <![CDATA[

Ambition, beauty and desire. These existential forces bubble up in the best of us. They twist, turn, collide and crash. And your soul will never be the same and will refuse to settle. Oh, but what a show it was with all joy and despair!

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The Godfather s724w 1972 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/ericthor/film/the-godfather/ letterboxd-review-807080732 Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:58:04 +1300 2025-02-06 No The Godfather 1972 4.0 238 <![CDATA[

I enjoyed spending time in a rich dense tapestry of life and death. Family, fortune and fortitude, life beckons us, deals us cards and we ask ourselves what's next. What we do and who we bring with us in life sticks. Your humanity and what you have built is your greatest strength and weakness.

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Dial M for Murder 3o636s 1954 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/ericthor/film/dial-m-for-murder/ letterboxd-review-805418385 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 15:21:40 +1300 2025-02-09 No Dial M for Murder 1954 4.0 521 <![CDATA[

Lovely, a bit slow in the beginning, but bubbles into an absolutely titillating drama that will have you on edge ping-ponging between guessing how might things unravel and keeping pace with what continues to transpire from scene to scene.

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Rope 6g334 1948 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/ericthor/film/rope/ letterboxd-review-803401141 Sun, 9 Feb 2025 00:16:06 +1300 2025-02-08 No Rope 1948 4.0 1580 <![CDATA[

There is depth in its simplicity. Shots expertly executed, acting phenomenal, that window backdrop gorgeous. Was tickled by how gay this was and how extremely into champagne everyone was. Also just how hard drinkers we used to be.

There is this old Youtube comedy series MURDER MYSTERY PARTY with Kristen Schaal that I saw years and years ago that I now appreciate in a new light. Highly recommend watching that after Hitchcock delight.

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The Moment of Truth 1h1d4p 2024 - ★★★★ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/ericthor/film/the-moment-of-truth-2024/ letterboxd-review-783765845 Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:26:53 +1300 2025-01-20 No The Moment of Truth 2024 4.0 1399662 <![CDATA[

Archivists are on the frontlines of maintaining truth, reality, and more deeply basic meaning in a world where there is an exponential increase in the ability for AI to conjure falsehoods.

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Mildred Pierce 3u6k59 1945 - ★★★★½ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/ericthor/film/mildred-pierce/ letterboxd-review-764814895 Tue, 7 Jan 2025 05:10:45 +1300 2025-01-02 No Mildred Pierce 1945 4.5 3309 <![CDATA[

What a gag! Joan in top form in a very quintessential Joan role. The movie did a great foreshadowing telegraphing the small bits and pieces like a symphony leading to an absolute crescendo. Ann Blyth did so well in her role just absolute brat

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Anomalisa 304e5q 2015 - ★★★ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/ericthor/film/anomalisa/ letterboxd-review-764810544 Tue, 7 Jan 2025 05:06:21 +1300 2025-01-05 No Anomalisa 2015 3.0 291270 <![CDATA[

I wanted to like this more. I've enjoyed Charlie Kaufman's writing as well enjoyed how some of the team from Moral Orel was involved with this. The mundanity of travel, the repetitive, rigid and perky performance of pilots, hotel workers, cab drivers, Michael Stone also being a similar entity as a conference speaker. That resonates a bit, but not deeply, just reminds me of the moments when I was doing my time commuting back in froth from NJ to NYC how isolating that can be. I thought this could 30 minutes or so. Some 'clever' jokes where a bit flat and some of it dragged on, maybe that was intentional.

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