Movies
The Natural (1984)
A middle-aged unknown comes seemingly out of nowhere to become a legendary baseball player with almost supernatural talent.
Excellent drama/sports movie, and even though I’m not into baseball, it’s interestingly done. Starring a great deal of A-listers, like R Robert Redford, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close, and directed by Barry Levinson (Rain Man, Good Morning Vietnam), it tells a nice fantasy story about success, failure and backbone. Five popcorns and although I’m not a baseball fan, I understand why this is considered to be one of the greatest sports-related movies.
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2024-08-26
Mystic River (2003)
The tragic murder of a 19-year-old girl reunites three childhood friends still living in Boston–the victim’s gangster father, a detective, and the disturbed man they both suspect of killing her.
Sad, raw, real. The acting is top notch, both Sean Penn and Tim Robbins got an Oscar for it, the direction by Clint Eastwood is magnificent and the story keeps you on the edge of the seat for all the 2 hours and 18 minutes. Six popcorns and jumps into the Movie Vault.
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2024-08-20
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.
Excellent little quirky comedy with a lot of drama elements, a good coming of age movie with a great cast and good writing. The ending is a bit unexpected, but it somehow tries to make a point and succeeds. Four popcorns.
PS: As a minor spoiler, at the end, Olive jumps by herself in the van, without any help. That’s such a great and subtle detail of how she took one step further in life.
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2024-08-19
They Live (1988)
They influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.
Good sci-fi flick about mixing an alien invasion and corporate greed. It’s a nice take on an old story about greed and society. Four popcorns.
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2024-08-18
Rollerball (1975)
In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy those who want him out of the game.
Good movie about corporate greed and fighting against the system. Four popcorns.
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2024-08-18
Hail, Caesar! (2016)
A Hollywood fixer in the 1950s works to keep the studio’s stars in line.
This is what happens when the answer to the question “how many A-listers do you want in the movie” is “Yes!”. Four-time Oscarยฎ-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men, True Grit, Fargo) write and direct Hail, Caesar!, an all-star comedy set during the latter years of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Starring Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Frances McDormand, Tilda Swinton and Channing Tatum, Hail, Caesar! follows a single day in the life of a studio fixer who is presented with plenty of problems to fix. Five popcorns.
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2024-08-17
Sunny (2024-)
Follows Suzie, an American woman living in Japan, and Sunny, a domestic robot made by her husband’s company, as they uncover the dark truth of what really happened to Suzie’s husband and son who disappeared in a mysterious plane crash.
Started interesting, but sometimes it lands pretty bad. I love Rashida Jones, but I don’t really see this getting better traction for a Season two. I’ve alread seen 7 episodes out of the 10 in the first season and it started mysterious and quirky, but fizzled out and became mostly boring, and I think I’ll drop it completely. Two popcorns because the robot is cute and is actually the best part of the show.
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2024-08-16
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
To prove that he still is strong and powerful, Philippe Douvier decides to kill Clouseau. Once news of his “death” has been announced, Clouseau tries to take advantage of it and goes undercover with Cato to find out who tried to kill him
Another great movie from the Pink Panther series, with an excellent Peter Sellers (again!). Unfortunately, it’s the last good movie of the series, so I’ll just assume that the series died with Peter Sellers. Five popcorns and goes to the Movie Vault.
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2024-08-16
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
After escaping from an insane asylum, the bonkers Charles Dreyfus sends 26 assassins on the trail of the forever bumbling Inspector Clouseau.
A great comedy, just like the others, putting in spotlight the mishaps of Inspector Clouseau. Five popcorns.
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2024-08-15
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Inspector Jacques Clouseau is put on the case when the Pink Panther diamond is stolen, with the Phantom’s trademark glove the only clue.
Another great funny comedy with Peter Sellers as the clumsy Inspector Clouseau. Five popcorns.
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2024-08-15
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
Bumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau falls in love with murder suspect Maria Gambrelli and tries to clear her name.
The first sequel of the great Pink Panther franchise brings us in front of more shenanigans made by clumsy Inspector Clouseau. Six popcorns and jumps into the Movie Vault.
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2024-08-15
The Pink Panther (1963)
The bumbling Inspector Clouseau travels to Rome to catch a notorious jewel thief known as “The Phantom” before he conducts his most daring heist yet: a princess’ priceless diamond with one slight imperfection, known as “The Pink Panther”.
Great classic fun and it’s the first step in a series of brilliant funny movies. Six popcorns and it goes into the Movie Vault.