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Chinatown - 4/5
Was great until the ending, which I felt didn't resolve the story in a way that I would have liked it to. Sadly, an unsatisfying ending is rather unforgiveable in my perspective and that's the end of that, I suppose.
That's really the point of the ending, though - there's no resolution, no happy-go-lucky feeling to walk away with. Just "That's Chinatown, Jake." Brilliantly executed noir in my opinion, totally caught the sense of hopelessness that it needed to.

I rewatched Superbad yesterday for the first time in a while. I think when it came out I was amused at how much it reminded me of the interactions I had with my friends in high school. Now it's like... holy god I was that awkward? When I got past that, though, I saw it's still a really solid comedy, though it drags in the second act; no high school adventure-comedy needs to be a full two hours. Seth Rogen and Bill Hader are great in supporting roles, and as much as I like Rogen, I think I liked it more when he took the backseat and let an ensemble cast get more of the gags. Good movie, though - I'm home for surgery recovery right now and it made some great comfort food for a sick day.