Gorgeous; one of the most unique looking pieces of animation I've ever seen. The script is classic Linklater; making you think while smartly as free-flowing as layer after dream layer. There's a lot to unpack here, but it feels more fun just to let it wash over you in its hypnotic rhythm. Waking Life is one-of-a-kind, marrying a cool animation style with Linklater's philosophy tackling the idea of what dreams could mean. Good stuff.
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Apollo 13 1995
Apollo 13 is a procedural that looks at the intensity of managing a space flight. It's the most infamous space flight of all time, so it makes sense there are moments of tenseness. Yet, I remember this being better than the actual experience of rewatching it; I believe the episodic nature of the storytelling lends this well to the repeat TV viewings in my childhood this definitely had. Still, the cast is excellent, Horner's score is phenomenal, and this is…
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Elvis 2022
Elvis is pretty enjoyable, thanks to the maximalist vision of Baz Luhrmann. Thankfully unrestrained here, Luhrmann assaults the screen with imagery and editing that makes the film impossible to look away from. Unfortunately, he also hits every single trope imaginable in an overlong package that rarely has any momentum beyond the direction. Butler is giving a good subtle performance as Elvis, but to be honest, you don't go to a Baz Luhrmann movie for subtlety, and in that regard, Tom…
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence 2001
This is such a haunting film, created with genuine love and unafraid to get dark and really interrogate the themes its presenting. Osment gives one of the greatest child performances ever, and Law does so much with so little. Yet, it clearly belongs to Spielberg, Williams and Kamiński, who are both firing at the top of their game and unafraid to experiment a bit. It all builds to a gloriously emotional ending that leaves you gutted more than anything. A.I. Artificial Intelligence is the unsung masterwork of Spielberg's career; there's nothing quite like it, a messy yet utterly beautiful work that is worth treasuring.
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The Nice Guys 2016
The Nice Guys is ridiculously fun. There's no other way to describe it. It's a solid two hours of non-stop enjoyment, even with a couple of flaws here and there. Before talking about those issues though, let's dwell for a bit on what makes this a truly brilliant summer blockbuster - or at least, what would make it so if audiences had embraced it. Instead, it will have to be happy with being an underseen gem.
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The Emoji Movie 2017
Move over Christopher Nolan! The Emoji Movie is easily the greatest film of 2017 and a striking condemnation of all who have insulted its very existence. A brilliant commentary of how the modern world's over-reliance on texting and pictures to portray emotion, this film does exactly that. When Gene the Meh Emoji is denied the love of his father because he actually enjoys being alive, it's a perfect representation of how toxic masculinity prevents one feeling emotions other than raw…
