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Due to my mother’s laparoscopic ovarian surgery this morning, I won’t be able to read your reviews and share my thoughts about our favorite pastime - watching movies. As the only child, I would either be busy running paperwork or taking over watching my mom as my dad rests so please don’t unfollow me while I’m gone until probably Friday. Pleaseeeee
And does anyone have $8,000 to spare? 🥹🥹
Thor goes online.
Blackhat is a cyber action thriller about a genius hacker hunting a cyber terrorist. This movie isn’t consistently bombastic nor pulse pounding, but what it lacks in foolproof grit it supplants in sleek style. A plot revolving around mass surveillance/ data transfers isn’t noteworthy (in my book), so the novelty quickly lost its charm. Some lingering shots and visual effects resembling how “data travels” are stretched as well, especially in the turtle-paced first half.
Blackhat impressed me…
The Danish Girl seemed to not age well with all the negative reviews here. And while your opinion and points are never unreasonable, just please hear me out: while this movie may be biologically inaccurate, it showed how far we've come since the 1930s. If Lili Elbe experienced cruelty and discrimination, its because homosexuality was heavily fawned upon then. If The Danish Girl repeatedly and erroneously misgendered Lili, its because she was misgendered in her days. This is a sad reality…
Mixed feelings.
Rob Marshall's film about a young girl who grew up to be the most sought after geisha in Japan feels like three seasons worth of a series was crammed into one. What's impressive about Memoirs Of A Geisha is the lavish art direction, costume design, music, cinematography and set design. Every artistic detail is immaculate and regal. The acting of our main cast ranges from good to strong too. But Gong Li is the real star here; a…
