#l favs

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The Lost Weekend 1945

N review: 3

L review: 3.5

Review: remarkably progressive treatment of alcoholism, and fantastical dream / flashback sequences

With sass: Lost weekend? When that bat showed up I lost my lunch.

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Casablanca 1943

Good FSM - I never thought we’d get here! Roughly a year into the project and we have finally arrived. Here’s lookin’ at you, Bergman & Bogey.

N score: 5

L score: 5

Review: remarkably idealistic - and I love idealists.

With sass: Catch-phrase blanca

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Mrs. Miniver 1942

N score: 5

L score: 4

Review: remarkably enjoyable pro-USA-WWII-involvement piece. Also, that cat ruled.

With sass: Mrs. Propaganda

Craig Wright would have approved of this film, what with Napoleon the cat and seemingly off script toddler to keep things interesting.

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Rebecca 1940

N score: 3.5

L score: 4

Review: remarkably sinister plotting - and with a happy ending to boot.

With sass: This family had such trouble communicating, the ghost never even bothered to show up

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The Great Ziegfeld 1936

N score: 4

L score: 4

Review: remarkable spectacle, like, really so. Also acting better than you’d expect.

With sass: The Great Production Budget is more like it

Hollywood hasn't figured out how to make a compelling biopic. Only option seems to be start once the titular character first reaches adulthood and film until he dies.

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Grand Hotel - 1932

N score: 5

L score: 4

Review: remarkably enjoyable slice of life movie, in spite of disconcerting heteronormativity and some of Garbo’s delivery

With sass: Know what was grander than the hotel? Garbo’s overacting.