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1975

★★★★★ Liked Rewatched 02 Jun 2025

Gets better every time.

2025

★★★ Watched 02 Jun 2025

One of the major sticking points for my hero Gene Siskel, when it came to horror movies, was the overuse and overreliance on children in peril. This was likely in part because he was a father, but I also him saying that it was an easy shortcut by a screenwriter to make the audience sympathize or care because, well, how could you not feel for a child? No movie has made me understand this point of view quite like…

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2024

★★★★ Liked Watched 08 Apr 2024

A lot of the reactions I’m seeing are making me think back to my hero Roger Ebert’s quote while arguing with the equally great Gene Siskel about a film: “I think it’d be better if you review the movies that are made rather than your rewrite of them.” So many things I’m reading feel tinged with disappointment or annoyance that this movie is very different from its marketing. That was actually a relief for me, but I highly suspected Alex…

1975

★★★★★ Liked Watched 03 Jun 2018

One of the greatest cinematic experiences of my life which is saying something since I sat behind a fidgety giant for the whole 3 hours. Yes, it is a 3 hour movie, but I found it gripping and entertaining throughout. It's a stunningly beautiful film -- Nearly every shot looks like an oil painting. Kubrick creates extraordinarily flawed and human characters, mixing high drama with light comedy seamlessly. The musical score was haunting and perfect. It's probably due to repetition,…

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