Fascinating creative swings. What at first presents itself as a relatively straightforward story reveals itself to be a bit of conspiratorial mystery, like a less dated Soylent Green that doesn't advertise its twist as a main selling point. Viggo Mortenson and Kristen Stewart fully commit to their wild roles, Lea Seydoux is a good actress but it feels as though she played it a bit too straight in this wild tale. I suppose, though, there needed to be a normal-feeling…
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West Side Story 2021
Idk pretty flawless filmmaking if you ask me. I don’t know why this didn’t take in the big bucks from the musicals crowd, but I loved it.
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles 1987
I wish they kept some of the deleted scenes in there so I don’t have to constantly wonder if I missed something or they’re referencing something that was cut out from the final cut. Bring back the three hour comedy! This and Three Amigos both could use an extended cut, and with proper publicity could be financially lucrative.
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The Birdcage 1996
Tearing up every time Robin Williams smiles. Nathan Lane is wonderful. Cinematography great. Gene Hackman funny. The film fires on all cylinders for two hours of gold. Sorry for Steve Martin because he couldn’t be in it, would have love to compare the two versions side by side, but very happy with this masterwork.
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Don't Look Up 2021
I just don’t know what the audience is for this one. Enjoyable moments, important message, but I worry that the ball didn’t get moved forward much by making this massive film.
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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald 2018
What the fuck is happening?
Is this what it’s like to watch Harry Potter films without reading the book first? I feel like I don’t understand any of these characters except bad guy do bad and good guys get duped easily? Also what the fuck is up with Nagini? Claudia Kim only had like 4 lines and was introduced and discarded by Creedence Clearwater Revival really easily. Are there really three more of these movies? Is WB just hoping their old IP gets new life? Seems like they’re a shit company and that’s really disappointing because they used to have a lot going for them. -
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Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts 2022
I’m still left wondering if Dan, Emma and Rupert are okay.
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Rope 1948
Interesting choices, annoyed by how many shots were broken up he point it into the back of somebody’s suits but reveling in James Stewart getting up in Constance Collier’s face as he finished the line, “I… once went to the movies; I saw Mary Pickford!” It was strange in a movie of fun characters. The backdrops were marvelous, changing ever so slightly to convey the passage of time even as they were to modern viewers very apparently on a sound stage.