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  • Marnie

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    The third movie in my Hitchcock marathon is Marnie, not necessarily one of his better known films, but one I remember liking a lot — and of course it doesn’t hurt that it stars Sean Connery. What’s great here is that I had really forgotten how the story went, so I was pretty shocked by…

  • North by Northwest

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    I’ve been watching Hitchcock films on Sunday nights, and after kicking it off with Vertigo, my second pick was North by Northwest. It’s still really great and I enjoyed it a lot, but the thing that really hit me while watching is is the sheer number of perfectly composed shots (like that the shot of…

  • Jane Got a Gun

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    After Red Sparrow, Terminal, and Proud Mary, I capped my evening off with this movie, which I’d been wanting to watch for what feels like forever. This ended up being my favorite film of the bunch. I’ve been watching a lot of westerns lately, and this is a very good one, made even more interesting…

  • Proud Mary

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    After Red Sparrow and Terminal, it was on to Proud Mary. This film has its moments, but they are far and few between. I basically wanted to see a movie in which Taraji P. Henson is kicking ass, and there’s a scene towards the end that’s terrific, but it’s only 5 minutes long (it’s the…

  • Terminal

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    Following Red Sparrow, my 2nd film of the night was Terminal, and this is a weird one. I didn’t really know what to expect, but I was attracted by the stylish visuals that I saw in the trailer. In the end, that’s pretty much the main reason to watch it, as it has some incredible…

  • Red Sparrow

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    A week ago, on a Saturday night, I ended up watching a quadruple-bill of films all lead by women, and I kicked it off with this. I was actually expecting something that was more action-oriented — something more Atomic Blonde, for example — but instead found it to be more on the dramatic spy thrillers…

  • Vertigo

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    After Bond and Indy, I’ve started a new weekly film series (something to watch on Sunday nights) and I’ve decided to re-watch Hitchcock (not all, but my favorite movies of his). I’m a big fan of his films, and I feel like it’s been a while since I’ve watched most of them, so perfect time…

  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

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    I’ve always loved the original Indiana Jones trilogy — outside of Bond, I used to consider them my favorite movies. About a month ago, after I was done my most recent weekly Bond re-watch (this time I only re-watched the Connery and Craig films), I decided to re-watch the Indiana Jones movies, as it had…