Sacha Baron Cohen has still got it. Borat is still funny, it makes you cringe yet worth it for the genuine laughs. There’s an odd Robin Hood energy behind every prank. He’s parodying shitty people, giving the good hearted time to shine and making him the ruse and with the sequel, cultivate a beautiful relationship with his daughter (a breakout performance by Maria Bakalova). The crashing reality of COVID blindsided me. It’s strange to think this movie started pre-world collapsing…
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Wimbledon 2004
Kirsten Dunst impressively knows her angles. Her cute lip bites to camera are the best part of this very dull movie. I guess this is made for Americans who fantasize about pasty British men and love tennis (though I virtually watched this my friend and she said their serves were terrible). 2004 was the end of big studio rom-coms and Wimbledon helped kill it.
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25th Hour 2002
As a lover of Spike Lee Joints I was always hesitant of 25th Hour. Sure I love Edward Norton whether he's playing Smoochy or a Neo Nazi but a Spike Lee movie with a mostly white cast kept me skeptical. While I still haven't found out what motivated Lee to make it, I'm very glad he did. The film follows Monty, a former drug dealer, on his last free night before going to prison for 7 years. The story is…
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