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January 2025 (Format Update)

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Hello friends!  Sorry that I haven't posted anything in months. I moved states, had a whole grieving process about that, went on a hunt, and found out I'm gonna be having a baby boy! I hope to be doing more reviews here soon, I'm almost finished with the the next one: Tombstone. In the meantime, I thought it would be a good idea to share my other review format! This year, I started a Letterboxd account (which you should follow me on if you have one, I'm  NativeGuilt  most places). You can see my ratings for lots of films there, I may even write about some of them here at some point. But not every film is going to require an essay of praise. I watched 51 films in total this month, which is a lot for me! Here are my much shorter Letterboxd reviews of most of them: Boogie Nights [1997] Sometimes the diggler don't dirk. They sought to make the perfect third act porn film and they sure tried. The incredible Julianne Moore! Really well shot. Burt Reynolds is iconic. Wahlb...

Gone Girl (2014)

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When I think of my wife, I always  think of her head.   I picture cracking her lovely  skull, unspooling her brain, trying to get answers.  The primal questions of a marriage: What are you thinking?   How are you  feeling?    What have we done to each  other?  Directed:   David Fincher ( The Social Network, Fight Club, Se7en, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo ) Original Novel and Screenplay by:   Gillian Flynn Original Score:   Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross ( Watchmen [2019], The Social Network, Book of Eli, Soul ) Cinematographer:   Jeff Cronenweth ( The Social Network, Fight Club, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo ) Editor:   Kirk Baxter ( The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Social Network ) Production Designer:  Donald Graham Burt  ( Hostiles, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Social Network ) Genre:   Drama, Mystery, Thriller MPAA Rating: R, for a scene of bloody violence, some strong se...