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The Crime of the Century (2021)
Honestly, I wish it was longer
Absolutely fascinating (and terrifying)!! I was completely hooked. I've watched plenty of documentaries that I felt were padding their run time, but if anything Crime of the Century could be longer! The scope of information and the multitude of people involved (from the people impacted, to the sales teams, to the DEA) more than fill the runtime with a wild mix of perspectives. I was enthralled!!!
Doctor Sleep (2019)
Watching this movie was like going out with a really boring guy who keeps bringing up your ex boyfriend who you're still in love with.
Doctor sleep is just boring. It wasn't even a movie. It was just three hours of nonsense and then people saying "hey do you remember the shining" and you'd sigh and say "yeah I remember the shining." Even if you're just watching it as a movie, and not comparing it to the shining it's bad. But the movie keeps actively reminding you of a better movie. And so you feel how mediocre it is. There were no character. No one was acting. The costume and set designs that weren't cribbed directly from another film were boring. The plot was directionless and bad. At points you just watched worse actors reenact shot for shot reshoots of the shining. Why would anyone think this is a good idea? There was no atmosphere, no rising tension. The entire first hour of the movie didn't have anything to do with what the plot was. That being said the plot was so messy it didn't really matter. The last scenes were just watching people in Halloween costumes of shining characters show up and say their iconic lines and then leave. The shining isn't scary because there's a zombie in the bathtub. It's scary because it's two hours of carefully constructed rising tension and character development and some really unnerving weird things happen. It's clever and has artistic integrity. I can't wait for a month from now when absolutely no one remembers or cares about this movie and I can forget about it's existence.
Speed Racer (2008)
sleeper classic that went unappreciated
I can see why at the time of its release this movie would be unpopular. It's a lot of very cartoony looking cgi, has a weirdly abstract story structure, and is achingly genuine in its narrative and characters. But in retrospect I think those are all things that make it a fun and unique movie. At the time people thought the cgi and over saturated colors were bad, but looking back on it I think it just wasn't the right era for the hyper colorful, stimulating fun which is this film. If you're on the fence I would recommend watching just the first race. The wachowskis manage to pack so much into a 15 minutes sequence that really sets up the characters and pace of the movie in a fun and rewarding way.