Sam Talks Movies
I'm sure you're sick of hearing stranger's opinion on the internet, so here's mine.
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I might be biased because I saw The Running Man in a packed theater on a really dark day for me, but it was a really magical theatrical experience. I say that about every theatrical experience, but I love movies and movie theaters. Sue me, and it is so crystal clear that Edgar Wright and…
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The end of a fucking diabolical era. The Boys showrunner and executive producer Eric Kripke announced CCXP Brazil the official air date of the first two episodes of his show’s fifth and final season. The Boys season five will premiere its first two episodes April 8, 2026 with a new episode dropping weekly until the…
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Based on if I still find them attractive today as a 21 year old with a more developed frontal lobe. I would like to preface this by saying young Samantha Tocke had some very questionable taste. This is not to say that current Samantha Tocke doesn’t as well, but she is older, wiser, and can…
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Auteur theory is the belief that a director has such an impression and grasp on their vision of their films that they become the “author” of their features, creating a creative palate of themes, techniques, and troupes that are reoccurring in their filmography. There are three components of the auteur theory: technical competence, distinguishable personality,…
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The Act of Killing uses the documentary genre to exploit and horrors of the Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66, centering the narrative around the killers responsible for the deaths of 1.2 million accused (not convicted) communists. Filmmaker, Joshua Oppenheimer, gives the resources to the celebrated killers to realize and actualize their crimes through their perspectives.…
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Funny how a film that is rooted in late 80s culture and societal issues still has relevance to this day. It’s almost as if Spike Lee was trying to say something about the racial tensions and inequality in America… Do the Right Thing follows the stories of the residents of a Brooklyn neighborhood on the…
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With films like Carrie to pave the way for the troupe of girlhood being portrayed as monstrous in cinema, Jennifer’s Body is no different, but the film offers a playful twist on the troupe as well as some much needed commentary on teenage girls and rape culture. When the audience realizes what has happened to…
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The art of postmodernism emerged from the idea of breaking the standard of creation in film (and any other form of consumable media). Postmodern film is soaked in dissatisfaction in the current mainstream or status quo in society as well as upsetting the bourgeois hegemony that is infused in American and western civilization. Taxi Driver…
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While being a film of the 21st century, Pieces of April follows a very standard three act structure with seven plot points and has a very standard, simple classical film narrative. The film follows eccentric, black sheep of the family, April, as her uptight, suburbanite family comes to visit for Thanksgiving. As mentioned before, Pieces…
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Synopsis: When a starry-eyed writer, Christian (Ewan McGregor), is swept into the sex and songs of the Moulin Rouge, he falls in love with the show’s starlet, Satine (Nicole Kidman), but when her hand is promised to The Duke of Monroth (Richard Roxburgh) in order to keep the Moulin Rouge funded, Christian and Satine must…