The "Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade" one used to bother me, too, but I think it's like a matte vs. glossy effect where the "X" is only obvious from a higher vantage point.
I watched "Tár" the other night and, while it was (mostly) interesting and Cate Blanchett was excellent, there was NO reason for that movie to be 2 hours and 38 minutes long.
There's a scene in the hugely underrated horror-comedy "Hell Baby" where cable installer Kumail Nanjiani gets super-high and tries to drive his van, sloooooowly hitting garbage cans along the roadside. Leaves me in tears every. single. time.
Horror movies have some of the most stunning imagery.
I would add:
"It Follows" - Jay playing with flowers in the abandoned warehouse lot, or the tall man entering the bedroom, or the kids walking up to the abandoned house, or the naked guy standing on the rooftop
"The Witch" - The…Â
It's pretty simply, actually. They understand that they get paid ungodly amounts of money that they could never possibly spend all of, so they're comfortable giving a bit extra for the benefit of their fellow citizens.
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