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“If that is to be our fate… we must accept it,” 

If only all the sci-fi dorks in 1984 who were sorely disappointed with David Lynch’s ‘Dune’ knew that Japan cranked out what is ostensibly, Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘Dune’ the very same year! 

Not to minimize either by simplifying them, but i was kinda shocked at how similar this rings to Herbert’s world. We’ve got warring houses/countries, the ethics (or lack thereof) of imperialism, a royal protagonist who’s father is killed…

To tell y'all the truth: I really feel like I can't conventionally review this like I do many other films. Now while my rating isn't part of the five star chorus this has been receiving, what I can say is that anyone who doesn't find this movie the least bit relatable on some level is completely full of shit. Frankly, the world has been colossal mess at the moment moreso than it usually is. It's all is starting to feel…

Perhaps the greatest movie about the making of movies, “Rear Window” is often undervalued for how it is also one of the most essential city films ever, despite its production happening entirely on the Paramount Studios backlot. 

Some of the greatest movie criticism has derived from writings about “Rear Window.” It has not just the distinction of being arguably Hitchcock’s best work (second only, maybe, to “Vertigo”), but also a film so intensely cinematic, it appeals to the fanatic and…

Just as I feared, this does not hold up well at all post-RISE OF SKYWALKER as that film makes the flaws of this one more evident. While not as artless or spiritually rotten, this is just as creatively bankrupt. Going the bullet points route for this one because I have many disorganized thoughts:

• Something I finally noticed this time around right from the opening sequence is how much Abrams really does not get the visual language of Star Wars. The use…

A24 Ranked

What Michelle Yeoh does comedically, dramatically, and physically in this is nothing short of magnificent, to say the least. Comfortably the best performance of the year, hell, I don’t even think I’m being hyperbolic in calling it one of the greatest performances I’ve ever seen period. It’s an awe-inducing performance, to put it lightly. I know Oscars are bullshit and all, but if Yeoh doesn’t get even nominated for Best Actress, it’ll be utterly nonsensical. Same goes for Ke…

Was lucky enough to catch an early screening of IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK followed by a Q&A with Barry Jenkins, Kiki Layne, Colman Domingo, and Regina King. 

Another masterpiece from Barry. Every frame is staggering. Barry allows every actor in this film to shine and to be memorable to the overall story. I was impressed with every performance, especially the ones that came from Kiki Layne and Stephan James. Stephan really commands the screen with his excellent portrayal of…

It’s hard to imagine Buster Keaton without trains. Trains play key roles in so many of his shorts and features (One Week, Our Hospitality, and Sherlock Jr., to name a few) and a train is the defining element—indeed the title character—of The General. Keaton plays Johnnie Gray, a Southern engineer whose beloved train is stolen by Union spies at the start of the Civil War. Desperate to retrieve it—and impress the belle (Marion Mack) who has been kidnapped by said…