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Knock at the Cabin 2023 ★★★½
There is something about Shyamalan dialogue. I cannot put my finger on what it is, and I am certainly not claiming to be able to do better. But, unlike other directors, his dialogues nearly always have me involuntarily think “Who talks like this?”.
That said, Knock at the cabin qualifies as one of his better movies. Not as good as Split or The Sixth Sense, but still pretty solid. He knows how to build up this odd atmosphere that goes… more
Murdercise 2023 ★½
Murdercise is one of those schlockfests where you can tell that... the whole cast... they're in on the joke. They know what's going on.
It has all of the eighties sleaze in a good kind of way. Too many things to mention: the C-movie they watch together, the mousy heroine and her makeover reveal (“If you ladies will excuse me, Richard Gere will soon pick me up and take me to a polo game”), the nepo mom coming on to the nerdy assistant,...
It did nothing right, and because of that, it's great.
Lane 9 2019 ★★★
Fun little short with a nice retro vibe. Not sure wether Russell was really dead/alive or just a hallucination.
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