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Morning Reel

Reviewing films in about THREE minutes OR SO.NEW episode every Thursday morning!OFFICIAL WEBSITEFollow at:Instagramhttp://instagram.com/morningshotfilmsYouTubehttp://youtube.com/morningshotfilms

tv & film film reviews

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36 - "Gravity"

Morning Reel ·

2022/08/04

Requested by Anthony Soto"Gravity" is the film Alfonso Cuaron finally got some serious recognition because of the numerous awards its earned back in 2013. I explain why by praising his writing, the team that made the sound design and the team who did the CGI for this film--which looks great. It's a sci-fi adventure led by mainly Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. It's a film of the triumph of the human will. There are actions that leave you no choice but to succeed, no exceptions. How Bullock's

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9:17

35 - "Bringing Out the Dead" [MUSHROOM POV]

Morning Reel ·

2022/07/28

I know why Martin Scorsese casted Nic Cage to be in "Bringing Out the Dead", he knew that this man can unravel such as that and he knew he can. This film is a wild trip into the dangerous streets of New York but in that ugliness is beauty that changes your outlook on life. Paul Schrader wrote this excellent film and Scorsese brought it on screen. It's shiny and dirty, the ying and the yang but all blend in "BRINGING OUT THE DEAD". I go into the complexities of actors in this film through the bizarre

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4:19

34 - "Little Miss Sunshine"

Morning Reel ·

2022/07/22

The debut film of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. This is a solid film with a great screenplay and a great cast to knock it off the pageant floor. I dig the strengths these cast of characters do and aren't afraid to show their weakness which is interesting to see in any film.

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13:01

33 - "Lost Highway"

Morning Reel ·

2022/07/16

"Lost Highway" is one David Lynch's quasi-pyschosexual neo-noir masterpiece where the screenplay leaves your head scratching but at the same time it gets you to watch more. I talk about the strengths of the film in how its visuals not only create a style but also pushes the story and the mood of it all just lingers. It's those films that you have to accept as you see it because it's so out of the norm but it's set in a realistic world.

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6:23

32 - "Child 44"

Morning Reel ·

2022/07/07

"Child 44" tried it's best to centralize corruption and murder in early Soviet Union era but it's confusing plot and heavy burden on Russian accents rather than actual spoken dialog left me searching for more. The actors did their best on this film but it just wasn't enough.

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6:29

31 - "Big Eyes"

Morning Reel ·

2022/06/30

"Big Eyes" is Tim Burton's passion project about artists Walter and Margaret Keane but more primarily on Margaret for she is a pioneer in modern art of the time with her paintings that have the signature "big eyes" on the subjects. It's a fairly written film about standing up for yourself especially when it's stuff that's be distributed all around the world. I just personally felt that the acting in the Walter character is too much and the character of Margaret was a bit too weak. I can't say if the

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9:21

30 - "Beautiful Boy"

Morning Reel ·

2022/06/23

"Beautiful Boy", a dramatic bio film based on David and Nic Sheff's memoirs about meth addiction. The film looks into it, bringing the true story to life in a character-driven way with the swells of music that adds to emotions of the film. It's harsh take on reality especially to those who struggle with addiction. It's a really good, the actors do a great job portraying a family that really does care about Nic whether they don't know how to really help him.

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9:30

29 - "Saving Private Ryan"

Morning Reel ·

2022/06/16

"Saving Private Ryan" is the perfect war film directed by Steven Spielberg that even today still stands strong due to all kinds of aspects that the man visioned and set in stone. I talk about those aspects such as direction, cinematography, acting and even screenwriting. Even if it wasn't visually pleasing, the screenplay could carry it, it's written that well. I love the film for its dissection of PTSD and the innocence of war and sometimes it's simply told through visuals.

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15:34

28 - "Tokyo Story"

Morning Reel ·

2022/06/09

Yasujirō Ozu's "Tokyo Story" is considered one of the best--IF NOT--the best film of all time. THE BEST FILM OF ALL TIME. Like, if Stranger Things went on 20 more seasons, "Tokyo Story" would be still probably the best film of all time and I don't explain that but I explain what it does to the human psyche. It asks ourselves very important questions that every human in society goes through and if it hasn't, it's gonna come and it comes hard. A film so simple but so beautiful at the same time. I

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5:16

27 - "Chungking Express"

Morning Reel ·

2022/06/02

Wong Kar-wai could be your introduction to Hong Kong cinema and his "Chungking Express" is the keys to it. If you dig crime and romance with quirky moods, this is the film. I briefly explain how Kar-wai sets mood with music and visuals such as rolling back shutter angle, something simple that can be set on your camera. Imagine that? It's incredible to see a film like this because it really didn't require much, the actors with their intimate settings brought life on the screen.

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14:04

26 - "Brokeback Mountain" feat. XG of "Tin Foil...

Morning Reel ·

2022/05/26

XG joins me on this episode reviewing "Brokeback Mountain" directed by Ang Lee, a LGBTQ/romance masterpiece. It almost felt like I was watching Wong Kar-wai's "Happy Together" where the complexities of same-sex relationships hits the heart. XG and I discuss the impact of this film because of its story-telling, how tame it really is compared to cinema today when it comes to sex and relationships, and how the representation was done right especially the bigotry that affected the gay movement at that

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9:37

25 - "I Give It A Year"

Morning Reel ·

2022/05/19

Dan Mazer gives us his version of the trials and tribulation of marriage especially in the first year of it. "I Give It A Year" is written and directed by Mazer. I gave it a chance and I did enjoy it and as much as I enjoyed it, I wouldn't say I would do the things these characters do in this film but MAN they do give great performances. I wish I can say the same about the screenplay overall. The characters are much smarter than their decision making but oh well, that's life goes, I GUESS.

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17:29

24 - "Whiplash" feat. Eric Bobo of Cypress Hill

Morning Reel ·

2022/05/12

In this episode, Eric Bobo and I talk about Damien Chazelle's "Whiplash" about a college student's dedication of achieving success in his jazz program lead by a perfectionist of a band leader. He gives, blood, sweat, and tears and sometimes that's not enough. Perhaps your dignity? Bobo gives us insight of the road a musician can possibly go journy through and it's never an easy one. This film in particular sheds a lot on the subject of success, respect and dedication for your passion. I admired the

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13:29

23 - "Parallel Mothers"

Morning Reel ·

2022/05/08

Pedro Almodovar's "Parallel Mothers" is the Mother's Day treat because it highly puts representation of motherhood between two generations. It shows no matter at what age you are, mother instincts kick in, some more than others. I dug the writing and how the characters brought it out so well it makes you feel like you're in the scenes. The use of red as always is so good. The mixture of the concept of ancestry could have been more balanced but I understood the point of it all.

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8:24

22 - "8½"

Morning Reel ·

2022/05/05

Federico Fellini's "8½" is the perfect film that was requested by Luis from the suggestions that I have offered to anyone who listens to this podcast. To briefly describe it here, I enjoyed the film very much to the point where I call it "the perfect film". I could have said so much about the film that I forgot to talk about my favorite shot about the film. There's so much to learn about live and this film delivers it in a way no one could have thought of especially during the early '60s in the

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6:39

21 - "Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain"

Morning Reel ·

2022/04/26

Estevan Oriol put Los Angeles hip hop on the map with this documentary called "Cypress Hill: Insane in the Brain". What I mean by that really is that from the generation he participated during, he documented Los Angeles culture. In this doc, he reflects his time during touring and managing Cypress Hill and their impact in Hip Hop. He does very visually with archives of different kinds of mediums, it's very impressive and it does show passion from Oriol.

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7:47

20 - "Nightcrawler"

Morning Reel ·

2022/04/21

"Nightcrawler" is the perfect film and the perfect neo-noir film as well with it's exciting plot and its hilarious way it goes about especially Jake Gyllenhaal's character of Louis who is determined to not only go broke but to give perfection and what more motivation do you need. Even though it was written & directed by Dan Gilroy, this is the film that Michael Mann would have made because it does fit those night time aesthetic, finding the next lead because "if it bleeds, it leads". I briefly

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7:21

19 - "The Blind Side"

Morning Reel ·

2022/04/14

I saw "The Blind Side" a couple of days before reviewing it. I was watching it and I said to myself, why not review it. It's a pretty good film based on the life of Michael Oher who grew up troubled and was taken in by a loving and caring family who didn't really see race based on why they took him in. He was in need and they did the right thing. But they seem like the perfect family and that's one thing I talk about in the film, I wish they were more a bit more complex. But granted, you can't

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12:43

18 - "Marriage Story"

Morning Reel ·

2022/04/07

"Marriage Story" was all the talk of the town especially in New York and Los Angeles, respectively and I can see why as to watching it the other day. I can see how people can connect to the characters to the film whether they themselves have been married or not. I'm not a fan of Noah Baumbach but the writing in this film is great and I explain why. I also talk about the strengths of acting and how the main characters depicted marriage especially that they're in the world of "The Arts" as one would

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13:06

17 - "Grizzly Man" feat. Xavier Guerrero

Morning Reel ·

2022/04/01

"Grizzly Man" is one of the those documentaries where all the evidence is in front of you and you have to do is piece it together. Over 100 hours of footage stemming years upon years, director Werner Herzog took the task to tell the story of Timothy Treadwell, a man who loved the environment (in his own way) and also grizzly bears. Me and XG and my featured guest, one half of the "We Don't Smoke the Same" Podcast and producer of both "Tin Foil Hat With Sam Tripoli" as well as "George Perez Stories",

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