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Arlington Road—

screenplay by Ehren Kruger; directed by Mark Pellington

Though dated at times, it is still thrilling and excellent. Yes.

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The Lobster—

screenplay by Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthymis Filippou; directed by Yorgos Lanthimos

Yes, though borderline theatrical in style.

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The Lady in the Van—

screenplay by Alan Bennett; directed by Nicholas Hytner

It’s nice.

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Jason Bourne—

written by: Paul Greengrass, Christopher Rouse; directed by Paul Greengrass

It felt like an action film, it looked like an action film but then it finished and it was a mirage.

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The Last Samurai—

screenplay by John Logan, Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz; directed by Edward Zwick

Had low expectations, everyone seemed to say it was terrible. It wasn’t.

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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button—

screenplay by Eric Roth; directed by David Fincher

On second viewing and a few years in between, yeah…maybe the smaller screen helped in focusing away from the visual effects and instead on the story.

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Twinsters—

written by: Samantha Futerman; directed by Samantha Futerman, Ryan Miyamoto

Captivating.

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Traffic—

screenplay by Stephen Gaghan; directed by Steven Soderbergh

Yes, still—though a tad long.

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Awakenings—

screenplay by Steven Zaillian; directed by Penny Marshall

Dated score, and seen too much of De Niro. Otherwise yes, still.

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Brokeback Mountain—

screenplay by Larry McMurtry, Diana Ossana; directed by Ang Lee

Maybe not anymore.

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Saving Private Ryan—

screenplay by Robert Rodat; directed by Steven Spielberg

Yes, still; for the first sequence and the last; especially the last for the cowardice, it was refreshingly honest…the in-between, kind of Spielbergish in its sentimentality and regurgitated patriotism.

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Living on One Dollar—

directed by: Zach Ingrasci, Sean Leonard, Chris Temple

Not what I expected, and crucially first-world guilt with complete disregard for cultural differences. Bla.

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Legends of the Fall—

screenplay by Susan Shilliday, William D. Whittliff; directed by Edward Zwick

Fun, always fun, but long.

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Deep Web—

written and directed by Alex Winter

Played out similar to the brilliant ‘Making a Murderer.’ Loads to mull over, YES.

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The Client—

screenplay by Akiva Goldsman, Robert Getchell; directed by Joel Schumacher

Nah, too gooey for today. Watched it til the end, though. 

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All Work All Play—

directed by Patrick Creadon

Didn’t meet my or S.’s expectations. There will be a better documentary about this soon enough, maybe more than one.

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The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman—

screenplay by Matt Drake; directed by Fredrik Bond

I did enjoy this, but there’s a but. S. sounded like-minded.