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🍿 Pillow Talk, 1959 - ★★★★

“So that’s the other end of your party line….”

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🍿 Galaxy Quest, 1999 - ★★★★ (contains spoilers)

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love that the termites somehow made a matter rearranger and had no clue what it did.

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Met a friend yesterday. 📷🐛💧


🍿 Metropolis, 1927 - ★★★★★

I don’t know why I’m ever skeptical of silent films that are highly regarded. I’m always so hesitant to watch - surely they’d be dated by now. But with The Passion of Joan of Arc, Chaplin’s silent films, and now this, I’m ditching that skepticism for good. What an awesome film. Terrible in the biblical sense. Strikingly relevant even today.

Favorite moments (incomplete and in no order):

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🎮 Outer Wilds, 2019 - ★★★★★

Simply outstanding. Enrapturing and engaging in every possible way. Emergent gameplay abounds. The ending will stick with me for a loooong time.


🎮 Gibbon: Beyond the Trees, 2022 - ★★★

Fun swinging and good message, but some frustrating segments that ruin the flow.


🍿 Seven Samurai, 1954 - ★★★★★ (contains spoilers)

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Loved it. Scattered thoughts follow.
- I was worried about keeping up with all the characters but found it pretty easy. Each one is very clearly and uniquely characterized and has their own individual arcs.
- Very satisfying watching the samurai plan and execute. Like a heist film but for village defense.
- The way the daisies shook while Katsushiro watched that first sword fight with the bandits was a perfect way to make the tension palpable.
- Wasn’t completely satisfied with the way Shino is treated. Obviously Manzo isn’t cast in the greatest light. His “damaged goods” line would either not be present in a modern rendition, or he would have been strongly rebuked by the samurai. Instead it’s sort of left unspoken, and it seems Shino might never recover from the shame. A smaller tragedy in the grander tragedy this movie tells.
- Teared up when Kikuchiyo was holding the village orphan. He went from my least favorite character to top three at least by the end of the film. Now That’s What I Call Character Redemption®︎.
- Even in small village skirmishes, war is hell.

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