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Friday Fun Thread for May 29, 2026

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Haven't seen that one, but 𝖒𝖔𝖛𝖎𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖉.

  1. A Private Life (2025). 3/5. Jodie Foster as a psychiatrist in Paris who convinces herself that her patient was murdered. RT shows a pretty poor audience rating, but I think it was competently done, even if it was obvious from the start that she wasn't murdered. Foster's character overall feels believable and real.

  2. Le Circle Rouge (1970). 4/5. Classic French heist film. The heist sequence is simply kino, and there's several other scenes that are pretty high quality. The plan isn't revealed until it's put into action, which keeps you rapt. Perhaps a little anticlimactic at the end, and my wife fell asleep.

  3. There Will Be Blood (2007). 5/5. Probably this movie has been discussed to death but I hadn't seen it before. The opening sequence does its best to make oil extraction seem evil and almost demonic, which is a little ridiculous and overwrought, but Day-Lewis's performance is just excellent. A very uncomfortable moment for me when I hear a speech like this and find it not entirely unrelatable:

    I hate most people. There are times when I... I look at people and I see nothing worth liking. I want to earn enough money I can get away from everyone. I see the worst in people, Henry. I don't need to look past seeing them to get all I need. I've built up my hatreds over the years, little by little. Having you here gives me a second breath of life. I can't keep doing this on my own... with these, umm... people. [laughs]

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