There are 2 movies stuffed into The Monster and it totally destroyed the entire experience. One movie is about an alcoholic mom and her strained relationship with her daughter, the other movie is about a mother and daughter stranded while being hunted by a monster. They mixed the two plots with what seemed like endless flashbacks of the alcoholic mom story constantly undercutting any tension that had built up in the monster story. A trapped monster movie needs to be focused and intense, preferably with humor, either intentional or unintentional. This takes itself way too seriously and can’t even structure a simple creature feature properly.
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Wolf 1994
I probably hadn’t seen this in like 15 years. It still holds up thanks to a script which is smart and packed full of humor and thanks to the performances. Jack Nicholson is always great but aside from him we get a very talented cast which includes Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader, Richard Jenkins, David Hyde Pierce, and Christopher Plummer. I enjoyed everything, I was just as into the whole billionaire takeover of the publishing house as I was into the…
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Oppenheimer 2023
The IMAX sound was crazy intense and the visuals were beyond dazzling especially considering Nolan didn’t use any CGI. The score is exceptional and plays pretty much throughout the entirety of the film which helps keep the story engaging at all times. I didn’t know much about Oppenheimer except he is considered the father of the atomic bomb. There’s much more to his story and I was fascinated throughout.
This is an actor’s film, the cast does a fantastic job.…
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Babylon 2022
It’s always a great sign when a 3hr and 9min movie feels half as long. I had that same feeling with Wolf of Wall Street which this movie kinda reminds me of in terms of brilliant excess and comedic tone. Damien also seems to be tapping into not only Scorsese but also his inner Paul Thomas Anderson and Tarantino while adding his own style. It’s a gorgeous display of cinematic verve flying off the screen and it put a permanent…
