Cooper Raiff is officially on the scene, well on the way to whatever levels of stardom his grounded, awkward approach can vault him to. His second film relies on a lot of heart, a genuine understanding of young adult culture, and, of course, a lot of Cooper himself. The central relationship here is between him and Dakota Johnson, an actress that has seemed to carve out a nice niche for herself in the young mother role. Together they traverse the…
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The Beguiled 2017
be•guile- charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.
Coppola’s totally in her bag here, complemented by a dangerous array of talent that blends coy deception with stylistic mannerisms that fit her flair. Led by a tense dynamic between Farrell and Dunst, the script blends the quaint southern dialect of the era with enough desperation and charm to keep the ball rolling from the beginning. The Beguiled tells a story of lust, false innocence, and shaded beauty in a…
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The Bad Guys 2022
The Bad Guys is further proof that good animation and a good story is all you need... the rest of the dominoes will fall from there. Choice casting and humor will hopefully put this in contention for some animation awards. I didn’t connect with the film and I found it predictable in a lot of ways, but it was certainly enjoyable and goes to show Disney might not have the animation game as cornered as many would like to believe.
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The Guilty 2021
Fuqua confuses me, I compare everything of his to Training Day and therefore everything else is a disappointment. This one feels different than the others though somehow. The voice acting seemed way overdone, despite the excellent names in the cast, and (correct me if I’m wrong, but....) it seems like that might be the one thing you should get right in a movie that’s almost entirely voice acting. Gyllenhaal played a typical character you’d expect from him, and of course…
