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2014

★★★★ Rewatched 07 Jan 2024

What is considered to the be the toughest ultra marathon on the planet takes place each year at a state park in eastern Tennessee near Knoxville. All you have to do is complete 5 loops of an off-trail 20-mile course inside a 60-hour time limit. Throw in a dozen quirky race rules along with 54,000 feet of accumulated elevation ascent (and descent) and you understand why that since its inception in 1995, only 17 people have completed The Barkley course. Pretty cool feat that they made this doc happen since the race is a secretive-invitation-only event limited to 35 runners.

2011

★★★★½ Rewatched 03 Jan 2024

Second time around with this one. I had forgotten what a great ing performance Phillip Seymour Hoffman turned in as the beleaguered A's manager Art Howe. Some good scenes where he dug in against GM Billy Beane, and then just withered with resignation. Also the roundtable scene with Beane and the team scouting staff (a number of whom were real MLB guys) was so well done. Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill really delivered.

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2023

★★★★½ Watched 23 Dec 2023

Deft use of dark humor to uncomfortably peel off layers of a family's dysfunctional history. The vibe brought back to mind American Beauty (1999).

2022

★★★★ Watched 12 Dec 2023

The opening credit sequence alone is staggering as it unfurls the "family tree" that spanned five decades of studio sessions and concert tours with legacy bands. Great collection of interviews, concert footage and storytelling, punctuated with some unexpected animation sequences. These guys deserve to be recognized at the next "Kennedy Center Honors" event.

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