Cold winds, bodies covered in blood, primal screams of rage, thirst for revenge, loved ones murdered in cold blood, birth of new life, blistering tides of water, spirits, and conquering your fate. The Northman leaves nothing untouched delivering a historical fable worthy of excellence. Eggers’s attention to detail in resurrecting the era of the Vikings remains unmatched; the prose of the dialogue, costume design, the retelling of ancient myths proves that the director’s vision was brought to life even with…
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Everything Everywhere All at Once 2022
A crowing achievement of epic proportions. Dazzling, touching, hilarious, and tasty food for the human soul all wrapped in a A24 package. Going down only once into this rabbit hole is not enough; this is a film worth reliving over and over again to capture all of its purpose and energy. Believe the hype because even that doesn’t do Everything Everywhere All At Once true justice to its brilliance. There is so much I can say but it would be a honor to keep all my thoughts intact until I take another round of this cinematic drink to the head. This is the definition of innovative filmmaking.
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Singin' in the Rain 1952
Charming and spectacular in the dance choreography, singing, costume design, and use of the camera. One of the best expressions of human emotions can be found through dancing, the golden moments feature Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O’ Connor tap dancing and strutting on sound stages and backdrops with a gleeful smile and amazing vitality. A reference point for musicals and this is coming from the mouth of a self proclaimed rookie to the genre. If more musicals are…
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975
This and Cool Hand Luke would be a premium double feature. Both stories centered on one man who is living under the control of an oppressive system that doesn’t allow for their light to be snuffed our so easily. The added benefit is that they also inspire others to see themselves as more than just objects of pure existence, human beings who mean much more than what everybody judges them to be. Outcasts who grow autonomy based on the arrival…
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Candyman 2021
The modern update of the supernatural entity known as Candyman is impressive how it weaves racial and systemic inequalities, generational trauma, Cronenberg body horror, and Hitchcock inspired atmosphere. Nia DaCosta shows that she is a student of the great directors whose bread and butter are psychological thriller/horror; the handle of the camera with its revealing close ups, hypnotizing tracking shots, wide angles, and upside down/reserve motifs keep the viewer on edge and enclosing the senses in an inescapable prison of…
