Letterboxd 5019o Sam https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/ Letterboxd - Sam Mission 1h3df Impossible – The Final Reckoning, 2025 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/mission-impossible-the-final-reckoning/ letterboxd-review-895413576 Fri, 23 May 2025 14:17:11 +1200 2025-05-22 No Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning 2025 575265 <![CDATA[

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Tom Cruise is the last movie star. I know, I know, you’re sick of hearing that statement, but I’m emphasizing it because it's undeniably true. In a Hollywood landscape saturated with so-called “spectacle,” no one else working today understands the core of what makes an action movie work. The M:I franchise has long exemplified this clarity of vision, never wasting time, always launching each entry with a sharp, recognizable setup. These movies live off of Cruise’s wildly animated commitment to “accept it,” to one-up each stunt, to push the limits of physical possibility, often to a point where it seems he’s genuinely risking his life for the sake of the scene. This uncompromising, masculine determination once defined Hollywood heroes but has now been forced out by a viciously cynical culture that trades visceral engagement for curated content-clicking reactions and homogenized, “righteous” optics. To me, the beauty of cinema lies in experiencing it directly: emotionally, physically, breathlessly. And despite the familiar structure of the series, each installment delivers a universal gut-punch of adrenaline through its outstanding stunt work and chase sequences, reminding us that even in a dying industry, Cruise’s brand of sincerity and menacingly self-driven artistry remains singular.

I love the ambition this one has. While some may describe it as “overstuffed” or “maximalist,” I frankly resist the negativity—and I denote both of those very positively here. The consuming digital spectacle of today is steeped in a dystopian, immature evil for the entire build-up (which is basically half the movie) and it allows the extremity of the climaxes to feel more thunderous, electric and satisfying. The final air duel may not be as intense as Fallout’s, but it gets pretty fucking close. Yet undeniably the highlight here is the submarine sequence towards the end of the second act that picked me up and slammed me into the ground. Even though it didn’t rely as heavily on Cruise’s signature stunts as some other scenes, there was a grand sense of unaltered, relentless physicality. The breath at the end of it felt poetic to experience and that’s likely due to Cruise’s magical screen presence and behind the scenes excitement for the art. I can’t wait to see it again, AMC stubs a-list is gonna prove dangerous for this one

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Vanilla Sky 2f2j2e 2001 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/vanilla-sky/ letterboxd-review-894929797 Fri, 23 May 2025 01:40:55 +1200 2025-05-16 No Vanilla Sky 2001 1903 <![CDATA[

A solid third of this movie is an audacious 2000s masterpiece but it’s buried under a generic “it’s not what you think” psychological drama and an intriguing but flat romance. None of it is outright bad but I wish the whole thing was the creepy and operatic time-warp thriller with zany saturated sky backdrops and eclectic music. The examination of Cruise’s star persona just ing his first career peak is retroactively fascinating, you get the signature drive and pulse he had from Maverick and Jerry Maguire but Crowe gives this character an Oliver Barrett IV background

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A League of Their Own 6q4v2x 1992 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/a-league-of-their-own/ letterboxd-review-894680479 Thu, 22 May 2025 15:33:29 +1200 2025-05-16 No A League of Their Own 1992 11287 <![CDATA[

Lovely nostalgia piece for war/postwar America. It has that great '90s haze but needed more flashbacks, plus I think Gene Hackman would’ve suited that role better than Tom Hanks. Still, you really can’t go wrong with Geena Davis in her prime and Madonna in a meta performance

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Midnight Cowboy 5d531g 1969 - ★★★★★ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/midnight-cowboy/2/ letterboxd-review-894216158 Thu, 22 May 2025 03:55:59 +1200 2025-05-14 Yes Midnight Cowboy 1969 5.0 3116 <![CDATA[

This really reveals itself as one of the seminal masterworks of the twentieth century when experienced in a cinema, where its full power and precision become unmistakable. Gritty and raw, yes, but more than that, it's cruel, resilient, and towering in its timeless emotional resonance. The grainy, grimy portrait of 1960s New York dazzles with its unfiltered intensity, each frame packed with visual intrigue. Jon Voight is so remarkably vulnerable, it’s almost jarring to watch, he anchors the chaos with an aching humanity. Schlesinger was New Hollywood’s gay emperor

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Ratatouille 3m31q 2007 - ★★★★★ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/ratatouille/2/ letterboxd-review-893604473 Wed, 21 May 2025 08:58:06 +1200 2025-05-14 Yes Ratatouille 2007 5.0 2062 <![CDATA[

I never realized how intensely anti-theft this movie is. When Remy leads his whole family into the restaurant pantry, Linguini is mad because they were stealing?… NOT BECAUSE THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF STREET RATS IN THE KITCHEN???

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A Minecraft Movie 6b481a 2025 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/a-minecraft-movie/ letterboxd-review-890794018 Sun, 18 May 2025 08:51:26 +1200 2025-05-14 No A Minecraft Movie 2025 950387 <![CDATA[

This has, in all seriousness, one of the worst first acts I have ever seen. It doesn’t get much better from there but my god, I’ve never seen such a big production kick off with a setup this jumbled and aimless. The whole “movie” plays out like a montage with surface-level, predictably TikTok-adjacent humor and individual scenes that have virtually nothing to do with each other. Every cool Minecraft item or fact is inserted suddenly as a reference but never to drive an actual storyline. It’s obnoxious. And visually, it looks appallingly ugly. I only saw this because I grew up playing the (genius) game but fuck, it was BAD. I almost walked out! If you’re gonna make a Minecraft movie, why not make it animated?

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Finding Nemo 3223 2003 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/finding-nemo/1/ letterboxd-review-889857719 Sat, 17 May 2025 08:10:02 +1200 2025-05-13 Yes Finding Nemo 2003 12 <![CDATA[

Why does the 3D animation from a Pixar movie made over 20 years ago look more colorful, vibrant, and exciting than any released this decade?

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Michael Clayton 226l4u 2007 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/michael-clayton/3/ letterboxd-review-888971616 Fri, 16 May 2025 04:08:40 +1200 2025-05-12 Yes Michael Clayton 2007 4566 <![CDATA[

Even after four watches, I still feel like there are details I’m just now picking up on, which speaks to Tony Gilroy’s genius efficiency and dense subtlety as a writer/director. The almost commercialized, cracking legal thriller at its center never overshadows the familial relationship between Michael and his son or the stirring workplace drama that ultimately erupts in revelation through a powerful, fist-pumping ending. That final confrontation between Clooney and Swinton is electric and deeply, deeply cathartic. DO I LOOK LIKE I’M NEGOTIATING???!!!

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Babel l7072 2006 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/babel-2006/1/ letterboxd-review-888454484 Thu, 15 May 2025 09:56:37 +1200 2025-05-12 Yes Babel 2006 1164 <![CDATA[

I miss these sprawling, post-9/11 character dramas that are about the vastness and fragility of our interconnected world. Yes, it’s Oscar bait, but it’s also executed with genuine ambition and artistic rigor. Iñárritu operates here in broad, emotionally charged strokes, which the film-school-brained liberal arts crowds are trained to believe is heavy-handed or simplistic. Instead of painting AGI as someone who’s trying to speak for entire cultures, I think he, really, is pulling dramatized fragments and moments from across the globe and uses them as parts of a larger, mosaic vision of globalization. The beauty of his work is in its fragmentation, in how it tracks the ripple effects of one seemingly small action across continents and lives. It’s about how chains of causality often unfold beneath our awareness, coincidentally and, often, tragically.

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Shrek 55291u 2001 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/shrek/ letterboxd-review-888259636 Thu, 15 May 2025 05:23:46 +1200 2025-05-11 Yes Shrek 2001 808 <![CDATA[

People who don’t like this movie are either a.) not American or b.) have a stick up their ass, actually they’re probably both!

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Mission 1h3df Impossible – Fallout, 2018 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/mission-impossible-fallout/ letterboxd-review-887630632 Wed, 14 May 2025 08:39:53 +1200 2025-05-09 No Mission: Impossible – Fallout 2018 353081 <![CDATA[

Now this, THIS is a MOVIE!!! Unparalleled energy bursting through the screen ubiquitously, it’s all so indulgent and overwhelmingly over the top and yet somehow concludes more intensely than ever. I felt like a kid in a candy store watching the final 45 minutes, McCruise has a sense of excitement for action filmmaking that I haven’t seen in years.

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Mission 1h3df Impossible – Rogue Nation, 2015 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/mission-impossible-rogue-nation/ letterboxd-review-885774128 Mon, 12 May 2025 04:51:46 +1200 2025-05-09 No Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation 2015 177677 <![CDATA[

Watching the opera fight was like watching a Star Wars lightsaber duel on shrooms produced in 2010s Milan

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King Kong 2v6bg 2005 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/king-kong-2005/1/ letterboxd-review-881341240 Tue, 6 May 2025 13:13:29 +1200 2025-05-05 Yes King Kong 2005 254 <![CDATA[

Glorious. Not only does it adapt beautifully from its two predecessors, but it also draws on a wide swath of folkloric adventure tales like Tarzan and Journey to the Center of the Earth, Universal monster films, silent Griffith epics, and vaudeville theatrics—and does it all on steroids. It likely didn’t have the impact of a Titanic or LOTR because it’s clunky as each hour plays out like its own distinct movie, never quite connecting fully. The opening segment could’ve been trimmed by 20–30 minutes, and Jack Black’s final line reading feels miscalculated and goofy. Yet that very messiness is also the product of a real excitement for blockbuster filmmaking and it gives the film its true character. Predictably, Jackson revealed King Kong to be his ion project. It references so much, builds upon itself, creates a wondrous pre-Avatar technological world, and just keeps going on and on with a dooming three-hour runtime.

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Mission 1h3df Impossible – Ghost Protocol, 2011 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol/ letterboxd-review-880623367 Mon, 5 May 2025 16:55:08 +1200 2025-05-04 No Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol 2011 56292 <![CDATA[

Loved this one the most so far. The sort of postmodern, self-referential humor that the MCU lavishes on is done actually successfully here and proves to be quietly funny! Brad Bird was such a perfect directorial choice, the showdowns and chase sequences run extensively with playful visual puzzles and ridiculous stakes. The set pieces are cartoonish, the pacing is dramatic, and the glossy new modern-architectural look isn’t bland and corporate but exciting and skillful. Every shot feels full of deft and shiny compositions. The tone effectively balances the expository dialogue with long, gripping action and, ultimately, concludes on a surprisingly emotional note. For being an unabridged genre blockbuster, this deserves more credit for having a little something for every demographic in the audience, it almost reminds me of a ‘50s spectacle or ‘40s postwar melodrama in that sense. Unbelievable control. Throughout this series watch-through, I can’t help but regularly imagine how good Walton Goggins would’ve been as a Mission: Impossible villain!

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Mission 1h3df Impossible III, 2006 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/mission-impossible-iii/ letterboxd-review-879916342 Mon, 5 May 2025 04:56:21 +1200 2025-05-01 No Mission: Impossible III 2006 956 <![CDATA[

Seamless transition into the sensibilities of the 2000s. It’s the first of the franchise where Ethan gets vulnerable and Cruise really sells it. The climax is amazing and I love the Shanghai backdrop

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Mission 1h3df Impossible II, 2000 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/mission-impossible-ii/ letterboxd-review-877947204 Sat, 3 May 2025 06:31:24 +1200 2025-04-28 No Mission: Impossible II 2000 955 <![CDATA[

It’s not perfect but there are a lot of aesthetic swings that Woo takes which I appreciate. So many sudden zoom-ins and sharp music cuts, it’s the most ‘90s thing ever. Thandiwe Newton is so pretty

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https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/pride-prejudice/1/ letterboxd-review-877083887 Fri, 2 May 2025 07:01:49 +1200 2025-04-26 Yes Pride & Prejudice 2005 4348 <![CDATA[

Dame. Judi. Dench. She’s only in the movie for two scenes but steals the entire goddamn thing. Biting, funny, witty--just perfect! I miss her

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Star Wars 2j6o5l Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, 2005 - ★★★★★ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/star-wars-episode-iii-revenge-of-the-sith/2/ letterboxd-review-872768264 Sun, 27 Apr 2025 03:56:44 +1200 2025-04-25 Yes Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 2005 5.0 1895 <![CDATA[

Bombastic, off-key, grand and operatic. The emotions swing high in sparse, naive patterns that culminate in a duel of Shakespearean tragedy. No blockbuster of today would ever have the guts to commit to such a descent into darkness, where Lucas sketches a world that crumbles with obscurity and ion yet still concludes satisfyingly with modernist hope. It’s striking and vibrant like John Martin’s Pandemonium, featuring one of the only successful uses of completely digitized photography in contemporary cinema. Nuts how this looks significantly better than any CGI-fest released within those tepid godawful franchises we’ve gotten since. Star Wars should’ve ended here

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When Harry Met Sally... 41596a 1989 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/when-harry-met-sally/1/ letterboxd-review-872508074 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 18:25:47 +1200 2025-04-22 Yes When Harry Met Sally... 1989 639 <![CDATA[

“You see? That is just like you, Harry. You say things like that and you make it impossible for me to hate you!”

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Big 2q6j38 1988 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/big/ letterboxd-review-872060502 Sat, 26 Apr 2025 08:07:08 +1200 2025-04-17 Yes Big 1988 2280 <![CDATA[

So sweet and nostalgic and many tears flow at the end. This is lowkey the most impressive Tom Hanks performance

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Sinners 5z1711 2025 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/sinners-2025/ letterboxd-review-871525930 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:04:50 +1200 2025-04-17 No Sinners 2025 1233413 <![CDATA[

Frustrating! It’s too slick and clean, wrapped up in a neat little bow, which has become a key trait of 2020s movies (I guess I’ll just have to live with endless skepticism and self-referential structures from now on). Despite combining many genres, I don’t think Coogler takes any big swings tonally or in character dynamics. The very long, horrible meta ending (sorry, I mean the credits) made me roll my eyes. You aren’t Babylon. Plus, Michael B. Jordan is wildly miscast in a dual role. I sense the ambition and the film works when it disengages from its cynical, pseudo-scholarly, film-twitter-pleasing tendencies and delves into the raw, confident, and gory action thriller that it is at its core. The violence, blood, robotic sound effects, contemporary songs, portrait framing, and heightened emotions are exciting but, unfortunately, are also buried deep underneath today’s post-postmodern cinematic self-awareness and desperation to be lauded by critics as “original” and “subversive”

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Drop af73 2025 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/drop-2025/ letterboxd-review-871178434 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 05:32:46 +1200 2025-04-16 No Drop 2025 1249213 <![CDATA[

Effective and compelling. The ending is weird but I can excuse it since literally every scene before is as smooth as butter. I absolutely loved Meghann Fahy as Daphne on The White Lotus S2 (best show on TV) and she’s perfectly cast here; sharp, watchable, expressive. She is awesome and really sells the part of someone in a constant catch-22, where the horror comes less from the threats of violence but even more from the awkwardness of the character’s inability to explain her situation while also having to constantly save herself from familial tragedy. The stakes feel genuinely high, and the pacing is immaculate. The horror also comes from the fact that she’s on her phone that much, all of those bombastic electronic texts stamping on the screen was terrifying. Liked!

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Up in Smoke 17352p 1978 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/up-in-smoke-1978/ letterboxd-review-870376028 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 04:32:21 +1200 2025-04-14 No Up in Smoke 1978 11455 <![CDATA[

The OG of OGs! 🍃🚬

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Stir Crazy 5w1f2 1980 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/stir-crazy/ letterboxd-review-870029815 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:30:28 +1200 2025-04-13 No Stir Crazy 1980 21629 <![CDATA[

Stretches the same gag out for way too long but I love that it’s a classic, the main duo is so funny. Richard Pryor in particular has such vaudevillian, almost Chaplin-esque facial expressions. His eyes communicate so much. He nails the slapstick rule of delayed reactions and they always come from the eyes with that frozen, stilted, hilarious look of horror. The opening dinner scene is also comedic gold. I like that my dad grew up with it, the nostalgia was felt

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https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/ganja-hess/ letterboxd-review-869659024 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 07:21:33 +1200 2025-04-12 No Ganja & Hess 1973 83096 <![CDATA[

A bit contrived at times and also feels like it juggles a few too many different tones, but this is experimental and audacious. There are a lot of really commanding technical elements, mostly notably the harrowing repetitive score and uncomfortable, constant jump-cuts. The independent ‘70s cinema grain is on FULL display and it only deepens the dirty, underground, avant-garde underbelly of the time’s culture. And that’s always beautiful

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The Miracle Worker n3m1k 1962 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/the-miracle-worker/1/ letterboxd-review-869181837 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:34:17 +1200 2025-04-10 Yes The Miracle Worker 1962 1162 <![CDATA[

Classic biopic, with a slow, deliberate approach, expressionistic imagery and two riveting physical performances as its central highlight

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6f3w3r 1997 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film// letterboxd-review-868611395 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 05:06:27 +1200 2025-04-10 No 1997 686 <![CDATA[

this movie really libbed out holy shit. relationship between atheist girlboss scientist jodie foster and all american christian boy mcconaughey, religious protestors praising hitler, evil terrorist from utah (morman), MANY bill clinton appearances. it’s sort of a cozy and spielbergian time capsule. love the very 90s visual effects especially toward the end. they’re a blast, i enjoyed

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Dirty Harry f323p 1971 - ★★★★★ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/dirty-harry/ letterboxd-review-867805422 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 09:42:27 +1200 2025-04-19 No Dirty Harry 1971 5.0 984 <![CDATA[

This is an unbelievable, tight, epic action thriller that’s the best game of cat and mouse from ’71 (if you catch my drift…). Why does no one bring this up when mentioning the greatest looking films of all time? I’m serious when saying the cinematography is some of the best I’ll ever see. Gritty, vibrant colors, clever visual gags, unique framing, it’s a lost art. The football field sequence! The cross sequence! The helicopter sequences! What the fuck, why does it look this complex and striking? And that score!!! Don’t even get me started on the center of it all, the ultimate badass of cinema: Clint Eastwood, who is perfectly cast and just so damn good, the newfound hate for him is agonizingly unjustified and proof that evolution can go in reverse. He is the coolest movie star ever besides Tom Cruise, and between the two of them Clint outsells on the most important quality of being a star: the sunglasses. Obsessed with this new fave!

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Uptown Saturday Night 3z332q 1974 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/uptown-saturday-night/ letterboxd-review-865027738 Fri, 18 Apr 2025 17:54:42 +1200 2025-04-08 No Uptown Saturday Night 1974 29464 <![CDATA[

Clever old-school comedy. Simple, unmemorable, fun. It’s well-paced, with fantastic groovy music, hilarious stars, and an action-packed finale. Poitier was a competent director, and his forgotten movies provide a good insight into the middle America ‘70s psyche. Madcap, populist entertainment like this is a lost art!

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Mission 1h3df Impossible, 1996 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/mission-impossible/ letterboxd-review-862021390 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 02:12:59 +1200 2025-04-09 Yes Mission: Impossible 1996 954 <![CDATA[

always a blast. my MAN De Palma was the perfect choice to direct this, at first i didn’t see it but all those dutch angles and funky needle drops! in that train sequence i saw some vfx backdrops and cuts that reminded me of the swarm chases in the birds… yeah it’s so him. i could look at Mr. Cruise all day he’s so handsome and weird and talented and larger than life despite being 5’7”

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The Gods Must Be Crazy 4i666s 1980 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/the-gods-must-be-crazy/ letterboxd-review-859306686 Sat, 12 Apr 2025 02:49:53 +1200 2025-04-06 No The Gods Must Be Crazy 1980 8393 <![CDATA[

i almost pissed myself from laughing in the first half… this is hilarious and we will never seee this type humor again on screen. the silent comedy section was the best! love that my mom saw this in middle school with her friends for a birthday party

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Star Trek II 5f2q4q The Wrath of Khan, 1982 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/star-trek-ii-the-wrath-of-khan/ letterboxd-review-858053292 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:25:59 +1200 2025-04-05 No Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 1982 154 <![CDATA[

definitely better than the first, i like all the stuff with khan himself and the tension is more fun and palpable but i still don’t think it commits to being anything distinctive or unique tonally. too airy and sparse for me

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Star Trek r1g5w The Motion Picture, 1979 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/star-trek-the-motion-picture/ letterboxd-review-857928539 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 03:27:20 +1200 2025-04-05 No Star Trek: The Motion Picture 1979 152 <![CDATA[

didn’t like it. there’s a fantastic score of course and it’s fun to engage with all the extensive, colorful non-dialogue space sequences but the characters and emotional beats always come across as soulless and secondary. a space opera should be OPERATIC not neutral and self-serious

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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 2g3k4g 1974 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/the-texas-chain-saw-massacre/1/ letterboxd-review-857259128 Wed, 9 Apr 2025 05:46:23 +1200 2025-04-04 Yes The Texas Chain Saw Massacre 1974 30497 <![CDATA[

Marilyn Burns should’ve been a STAR!!!

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Invaders from Mars 3u5e5h 1953 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/invaders-from-mars/ letterboxd-review-856493566 Tue, 8 Apr 2025 06:24:41 +1200 2025-04-05 No Invaders from Mars 1953 20424 <![CDATA[

all these cold war mccarthyism sci fi thrillers essentially have the same plot but the unbelievable, imaginative artistry on display is what makes them dazzling. truly some of the best art direction and colors ever, it’s pop art

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The Social Network 3n3i1l 2010 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/the-social-network/2/ letterboxd-review-855416984 Mon, 7 Apr 2025 04:03:49 +1200 2025-04-04 Yes The Social Network 2010 37799 <![CDATA[

i really, really love this movie but i also hate the cult that it brought along. so many mainstream movies now try to emulate its exact tone and style when, truthfully, Fincher and Sorkin crafted something so idiosyncratic and brazen that should be left on its own. just proves how tone deaf the industry has become

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Ferris Bueller's Day Off 4r734n 1986 - ★★★★★ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/ferris-buellers-day-off/1/ letterboxd-review-854629014 Sun, 6 Apr 2025 08:57:35 +1200 2025-04-03 Yes Ferris Bueller's Day Off 1986 5.0 9377 <![CDATA[

I wanna be him and I wanna be with him

Core.

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Common Threads 33545b Stories from the Quilt, 1989 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/common-threads-stories-from-the-quilt/ letterboxd-review-854429190 Sun, 6 Apr 2025 05:12:18 +1200 2025-04-02 No Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt 1989 114524 <![CDATA[

moved me to tears on multiple occasions, one of the most emotionally investing docs i’ve probably ever seen. carefully worded and structured, amazing score, heartbreaking stories told with such ion and warmth. no woe-is-me bullshit here, just a powerful, personal showcase. i appreciate the emphasis on the equal detriment this epidemic had on straight people, children, hemophiliacs, etc, it’s all astonishing. we are so lucky

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My Family 6y6h3u 1995 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/my-family/ letterboxd-review-853946527 Sat, 5 Apr 2025 15:08:25 +1300 2025-04-02 No My Family 1995 38722 <![CDATA[

got flashbacks to middle school spanish class

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The Pride of the Yankees 3d2a1q 1942 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/the-pride-of-the-yankees/ letterboxd-review-852795111 Fri, 4 Apr 2025 05:20:52 +1300 2025-04-02 No The Pride of the Yankees 1942 19140 <![CDATA[

the ending speech unexpectedly moved me a lot… nice patriotic and warm-hearted lifelong crusade biopic. not a baseball person but I am a yankees person (obvs) so there was enough here

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The Seventh Seal 1s6h2u 1957 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/the-seventh-seal/ letterboxd-review-852081130 Thu, 3 Apr 2025 04:50:05 +1300 2025-03-31 No The Seventh Seal 1957 490 <![CDATA[

my favorite part of this is how intuitive the conversations feel, each character is framed very broadly as a preconceived biblical player and Bergman is so assured as a director that he never dwells in thinly veiled, underlying ‘subtle’ messaging. in many ways it veered into a full-on satire. perfect shot composition with incredible poussin references so instilled in our media and culture… what more is there to do besides sit in awe at these images and their brooding, immaculate beauty

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...And God Created Woman 375s9 1956 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/and-god-created-woman/ letterboxd-review-850606932 Tue, 1 Apr 2025 04:54:31 +1300 2025-03-30 No ...And God Created Woman 1956 8420 <![CDATA[

floaty 50s melodrama with that loose vignette structure and a gorgeous eastmancolor french riviera presentation too. it felt like watching the birth of a real STAR which is so cool, Bardot was seductively playful and so sexy

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The Terminator 1p4q3x 1984 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/the-terminator/ letterboxd-review-849690752 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 06:31:52 +1300 2025-03-29 Yes The Terminator 1984 218 <![CDATA[

SO good. I forgot how stellar it looks and sounds, the apocalyptic blue tint lighting and bombastic synthesizer score are beautiful. I might just see similarities in all of James Cameron’s badass female leads because Linda Hamilton reminds me of Zoe Saldaña, she is that perfect combination of emotionally vulnerable and physically alert. 80s excess action films were awesome and this is the zenith. the final shot of the storm-ridden desert with a mountainous backdrop makes me especially excited to rewatch the sequel. YOU’RE TERMINATED, FUCKER!

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Working Girl 56564 1988 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/working-girl/1/ letterboxd-review-848684320 Sun, 30 Mar 2025 07:18:07 +1300 2025-03-28 Yes Working Girl 1988 3525 <![CDATA[

reagan-era feminism as a supernatural force. crazy that this was up for six oscars and the screenplay was not among them, it’s witty, endlessly quotable and still hysterical

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Rashomon 1v2c21 1950 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/rashomon/ letterboxd-review-847061529 Fri, 28 Mar 2025 05:32:07 +1300 2025-03-25 No Rashomon 1950 548 <![CDATA[

i adored this it’s spellbinding as a fairytale and my favorite Kurosawa so far. i can’t get over the presence of Mifune and his imagined caricature. it is so charismatic and uncompromising but completely broken once we’ve reached the climax as you see him squirming around in the dirt like an insect trying to cling on to an inch power. such a disturbingly jarring image that reveals so much about the nature of truth and capitalizes on all of the inventive storytelling moments that precede in the film

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Frogs 1l6i2r 1972 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/frogs/ letterboxd-review-846457236 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 08:58:12 +1300 2025-03-23 No Frogs 1972 18274 <![CDATA[

an off-kilter revenge story that reverses the premise of technological advancements while embracing ‘70s social progress. the title is strangely deceiving but i like how the frogs represent some earthly observer, almost a bystander to the natural world’s broad overconsumption of man and the raw horror associated with that. the sequences of violence and death are all individualized and personal which makes the tone evocative and deep-seated in a childlike realm of fear. it’s so trashy with noticeable sound chops and fragmented storytelling but the score is piercing and I’ve never seen a movie that looks this green. also all the woman are so so beautiful especially judy pace who’s a show stopper

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Ghost World 4q6t1d 2001 - ★★★★★ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/ghost-world/2/ letterboxd-review-846339305 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 05:28:39 +1300 2025-02-26 Yes Ghost World 2001 5.0 1548 <![CDATA[

a top 3 coming of age comedy that nails the offbeat, quirky, deadpan vibe of the late 90s and early 2000s. i spoke about it with bryan on his podcast HERE so please listen!

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A Foreign Affair 11p6w 1948 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/a-foreign-affair/ letterboxd-review-846018717 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:36:21 +1300 2025-03-23 No A Foreign Affair 1948 61650 <![CDATA[

mild rom-drom flighty WWII stuff, nothing we haven’t seen before but I like the jean arthur character she was funny and lesbian-coded in a subversive way

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Poor Things h1a2a 2023 - ★★★★★ https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/poor-things-2023/4/ letterboxd-review-845583079 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 04:36:22 +1300 2025-03-23 Yes Poor Things 2023 5.0 792307 <![CDATA[

HOW MARVELOUS! HOW DO THEY GET THE PASTRY SO CRISP?!

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Lake Placid twz 1999 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/film/lake-placid/ letterboxd-review-844790375 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 04:50:48 +1300 2025-03-22 No Lake Placid 1999 9825 <![CDATA[

awesome 90s monster trash, had a blast. best ing actress betty white

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M j6g5w I ranking https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/list/m-i-ranking/ letterboxd-list-63115825 Fri, 23 May 2025 13:48:00 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. Mission: Impossible – Fallout
  2. Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
  3. Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning
  4. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
  5. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
  6. Mission: Impossible III
  7. Mission: Impossible
  8. Mission: Impossible II
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all 2x3a66 time favorites https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/list/all-time-favorites/ letterboxd-list-49081756 Sat, 20 Jul 2024 16:33:55 +1200 <![CDATA[

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It's Morning Again in America! 5t5r1j https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/list/its-morning-again-in-america-1/ letterboxd-list-63506801 Wed, 14 May 2025 15:15:12 +1200 <![CDATA[

Reagan-Era Movies. American films made during Ronald Reagan’s presidency. Main qualities include the following: an idealized America imagined by the time's right—muscular, individualistic, and triumphant. Glazed in the neon gloss of '80s excess, where life often feels like a high-budget cheesy commercial. Techno-futurist yet deeply nostalgic, these films pulse with synthesizers, corporate aesthetics, and dystopian undertones. The dream of American upper-middle class capitalism, packaged as heroism. Not always strictly ideological but more vibes-based: mall culture meets military fetishism, wrapped in cinematic spectacle. Feel free to comment suggestions

...plus 15 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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2000s hyperlink 1p3j3b https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/list/2000s-hyperlink/ letterboxd-list-63469215 Tue, 13 May 2025 16:54:11 +1200 <![CDATA[

2000s movies with multiple, seemingly separate storylines that eventually intersect or resonate through shared events, themes, or characters. Often emphasizing human chance, fate, or government systems, they portray the interconnectedness of individuals across geography, class, culture, or time, and reflect a growing sense of globalization, fragmentation, and emotional dislocation in a post-9/11 world. Visually and structurally, these movies tend to have nonlinear timelines, ensemble casts, parallel editing, and cross-cutting to show the simultaneity and interdependence of operatic human experiences. Feel free to comment any suggestions

...plus 12 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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DVDs and Blu 2t6y3q rays in the Meltzer household https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/list/dvds-and-blu-rays-in-the-meltzer-household/ letterboxd-list-59709619 Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:19:02 +1300 <![CDATA[

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Culturally 4xzg historically, or aesthetically significant: U.S. Library of Congress https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/list/culturally-historically-or-aesthetically/ letterboxd-list-61498006 Tue, 1 Apr 2025 17:04:25 +1300 <![CDATA[

copied for list stats

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Camille Paglia Canon 4r2cv https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/list/camille-paglia-canon/ letterboxd-list-61499118 Tue, 1 Apr 2025 17:44:49 +1300 <![CDATA[

cloned from jake for stats

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Best Actress Oscar Winners Ranked 5g6b1a https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/list/best-actress-oscar-winners-ranked/ letterboxd-list-11342288 Thu, 13 Aug 2020 09:47:25 +1200 <![CDATA[

All of the winners for the Academy Award for Best Actress ranked.

  1. Gone with the Wind

    Vivien Leigh

  2. La Vie en Rose

    Marion Cotillard

  3. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

    Maggie Smith

  4. Cabaret

    Liza Minnelli

  5. Funny Girl

    Barbra Streisand

  6. Misery

    Kathy Bates

  7. Network

    Faye Dunaway

  8. Annie Hall

    Diane Keaton

  9. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    Elizabeth Taylor

  10. The Heiress

    Olivia de Havilland

...plus 90 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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the best scores 4a1o5o https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/list/the-best-scores/ letterboxd-list-60472619 Sun, 9 Mar 2025 19:10:29 +1300 <![CDATA[

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The 10 best movies to win best picture 6f4a4p https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/list/the-10-best-movies-to-win-best-picture/ letterboxd-list-47323474 Wed, 5 Jun 2024 14:07:00 +1200 <![CDATA[ ]]> Sam Best Director Oscar Winners Ranked 5h413m https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/list/best-director-oscar-winners-ranked/ letterboxd-list-52402614 Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:21:04 +1300 <![CDATA[
  1. Titanic
  2. Gone with the Wind
  3. Cabaret
  4. The Graduate
  5. The Bridge on the River Kwai
  6. The Godfather Part II
  7. Ben-Hur
  8. Annie Hall
  9. Parasite
  10. Midnight Cowboy

...plus 81 more. View the full list on Letterboxd.

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Highest 637268 Grossing Films (US) of All Time https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/list/highest-grossing-films-us-of-all-time/ letterboxd-list-52765090 Sun, 20 Oct 2024 17:49:17 +1300 <![CDATA[

adjusted for inflation (obvs). copied for list stats

  1. Gone with the Wind
  2. Star Wars
  3. The Sound of Music
  4. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  5. Titanic
  6. The Ten Commandments
  7. Jaws
  8. Doctor Zhivago
  9. The Exorcist
  10. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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🌌👰🏻 5i181z https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/list/filmlist:49405057/ letterboxd-list-49405057 Sun, 28 Jul 2024 18:06:37 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
  2. The Empire Strikes Back
  3. Star Wars
  4. Return of the Jedi
  5. Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
  6. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
  7. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
  8. Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
  9. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
  10. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
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🐐 5h663 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/list/filmlist:49283961/ letterboxd-list-49283961 Thu, 25 Jul 2024 14:03:53 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. Titanic
  2. Avatar: The Way of Water
  3. Avatar
  4. Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  5. Aliens
  6. The Terminator
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Sight and Sound 250(264) (2022) 6a5xk https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/list/sight-and-sound-250264-2022/ letterboxd-list-49114262 Sun, 21 Jul 2024 12:35:42 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
  2. Vertigo
  3. Citizen Kane
  4. Tokyo Story
  5. In the Mood for Love
  6. 2001: A Space Odyssey
  7. Beau Travail
  8. Mulholland Drive
  9. Man with a Movie Camera
  10. Singin' in the Rain

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  1. Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
  2. Vertigo
  3. Citizen Kane
  4. Tokyo Story
  5. In the Mood for Love
  6. 2001: A Space Odyssey
  7. Beau Travail
  8. Mulholland Drive
  9. Man with a Movie Camera
  10. Singin' in the Rain

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Best Picture Nominees that didn’t win any Oscars 3j3v12 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/list/best-picture-nominees-that-didnt-win-any/ letterboxd-list-19414386 Sun, 22 Aug 2021 10:51:15 +1200 <![CDATA[

I created this list for my podcast called “And the Oscar doesn’t go to…” where myself and a guest discuss a film that received a Best Picture nomination but not only lost that award but failed to win any awards on Oscar night.

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Best Best Picture Nominee to 🍃💨 to every year 6v3w4i https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/list/best-best-picture-nominee-to-to-every-year/ letterboxd-list-35889373 Mon, 11 Sep 2023 06:53:15 +1200 <![CDATA[

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Best ing Actor Oscar Winners Ranked 5x5e7 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/list/best-ing-actor-oscar-winners-ranked/ letterboxd-list-12982591 Mon, 21 Sep 2020 08:19:27 +1200 <![CDATA[

A list of the films featuring Academy Award-winning performances for Best ing Actor that I’ve seen. Ranked by the performance and not by the movie.

  1. No Country for Old Men

    Javier Bardem, 72nd

  2. Cabaret

    Joel Grey, 37th

  3. They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

    Gig Young

  4. Ordinary People

    Timothy Hutton, 45th

  5. Everything Everywhere All at Once
  6. Ed Wood

    Martin Landau, 59th

  7. Inglourious Basterds

    Christoph Waltz, 74th

  8. Moonlight

    Mahershala Ali, 89th

  9. A Fish Called Wanda

    Kevin Kline

  10. Whiplash

    J.K. Simmons, 79th

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Best Director Nominees 4o6p12 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/list/best-director-nominees/ letterboxd-list-32485368 Tue, 28 Mar 2023 18:53:55 +1300 <![CDATA[

For personal stats.

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Best Picture Nominees 1x3322 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/list/best-picture-nominees/ letterboxd-list-32485623 Tue, 28 Mar 2023 19:11:34 +1300 <![CDATA[

Only copied for personal stats.

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Best Actor Oscar Winners Rank 3k2t2h https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/list/best-actor-oscar-winners-rank/ letterboxd-list-12910044 Tue, 15 Sep 2020 14:56:10 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. There Will Be Blood
  2. Amadeus
  3. The Father
  4. Marty
  5. Network
  6. Kramer vs. Kramer
  7. Manchester by the Sea
  8. American Beauty
  9. The Silence of the Lambs
  10. The Goodbye Girl

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Meryl Streep Oscar Nominated Performances (ranked) 6b4z42 https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/list/meryl-streep-oscar-nominated-performances/ letterboxd-list-18117810 Sun, 30 May 2021 11:32:50 +1200 <![CDATA[
  1. The Bridges of Madison County
  2. The Devil Wears Prada
  3. Kramer vs. Kramer
  4. Doubt
  5. Silkwood
  6. Julie & Julia
  7. Sophie's Choice
  8. One True Thing
  9. A Cry in the Dark
  10. Adaptation.

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Movies starting with ‘The Fa’ edited by someone named Yorgos with make 5z4o3j up by Nadia Stacey in which Olivia Colman plays a character named Anne and got nominated for an Oscar for it against Glenn Close https://letterboxd.sitesdebloques.org/sammeltzer/list/movies-starting-with-the-fa-edited-by-someone/ letterboxd-list-16995227 Thu, 18 Mar 2021 12:30:54 +1300 <![CDATA[ ]]> Sam