Keyword: motel
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Memento
If you’ve never given Memento a fair shot, 2000 is as good a year as any to fix that — Christopher Nolan’s film has aged into something like a cult favorite. Even the marketing knew what it had: the tagline “Some memories are best forgotten.” sets the mood before a single frame plays. Here’s the…
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No Country for Old Men
Few things separate a forgettable night of scrolling from a night you actually remember, and “No Country for Old Men” (2007) lands firmly in the second camp for a specific kind of viewer. It does not take long to understand why people keep bringing it up. Everything the film wants you to feel is right…
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Psycho
When Alfred Hitchcock sat down to make “Psycho”, the goal was clearly to deliver something that sticks with an audience long after the credits roll. It is easy to see why it keeps getting recommended long after its initial release. The marketing leaned on the line “A new and altogether different screen excitement!” — and…