There are no flashbacks or scenes of interaction w/ any of the characters and the dying mother. That didn't strike me until a few hours after watching. I had to ask Jess, and I think it's true. So all the work of coaxing your tears has to be done via talking *about* and *nearby* the dying mother. This seems more a theater thing than a movie thing. Do movies do this?
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There are no flashbacks or scenes of interaction w/ any of the characters and the dying mother. That didn't strike me until a few hours after watching. I had to ask Jess, and I think it's true. So all the work of coaxing your tears has to be done via talking *about* and *nearby* the dying mother. This seems more a theater thing than a movie thing. Do movies do this?
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A run of fun re-watches. #871 - Knife in the Water (1962) So efficient even in his first feature. There is nothing wasted. It's a bracing example…
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I haven't been to nearly as many movies this year, but Sicario is a good one. The war on drugs as a war not an import/export problem. It's not…
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ISABELLA ROSSELLINI: I'll tell you who she had an affair with that I'm jealous of. [LARRY] KING: Who's that? ISABELLA ROSSELLINI: Robert Capa, the…
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