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Movies of the Week #51 (2025): Truth, Change, and the Trouble with Pablo
This week’s movies cover the uneasy mix of personal transformation and broader power structures, whether inside a courtroom, a swimming pool, or a presidential motorcade. A Few Good Men and Loving Pablo reflect the extremes of justice—one gripping and theatrical, the other flat and chaotic—while Nadia, Butterfly offers a quieter confrontation with identity beyond career.… Read more
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Movies of the Week #39 #40 (2025): Morality, Memory, and Mechanisms of Control
This week’s movies cover fractured identities and moral grey zones—from Minority Report’s faded futurism to The Guest’s synth-soaked menace, each film wrestles with perception versus truth. Major League injects levity into defiance, while Circle strips humanity to its mechanical core. Adulthood closes things out with flawed but heartfelt awkwardness, where family bonds meet guilt and… Read more
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Movies of the Week #22 #23 #24 #25 (2025): Tom Cruise’s Impossible 30-Year Sprint
This week’s movies cover the evolution of a franchise that redefined itself mid-flight, balancing high-octane spectacle with thematic reinvention. Mission: Impossible began as a brooding spy thriller and eventually found its true identity in the high-flying, death-defying escapades of Ethan Hunt. Across the films, recurring themes of loyalty, identity, and existential threats persist, but it’s… Read more
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Movies of the Week #28 (2023)
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” presents an exhilarating action spectacle, making full use of its over-the-top action sequences and riveting pacing to keep viewers entertained, even with a lengthy runtime. “Roter Himmel” is a charming tale of a self-absorbed writer navigating an unlikely romance in a picturesque forest setting, providing a relatable and… Read more
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