La La Lan- I mean Moonlight is a coming-of-age story about Chiron, a young African-American boy growing up in a harsh environment that is unaccepting of his sexuality and personality. Throughout the film we see Chiron struggle with expressing his personality which is soft, tender and vulnerable in an environment that turns so many people into hard-shelled, cold, closed-off individuals. This struggle for Chiron is only made worse by that fact that his “support system” is his mother dealing with…
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The Dark Knight 2008
The term cynic in Ancient Greek actually means “dog-like”. Cynics distrust the motives of individuals, distrust the foundations of society’s ethics and believe in living in accordance with natural law.At the beginning of the movie, Batman is routinely fighting the villain from the previous film. But then, dogs are introduced. Bruce realized to fight dogs, he needs to be freer and more flexible. However it comes with a trade-off as it makes him more susceptible to more…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001
Absolutely perfect. The warmth of the Shire, the innocence and humor of the hobbits, the mystery and kindness of Gandalf, the palpable threat of Saruman and the Nazgul, Aragorn's stoic and heroic nature, the overall sense of adventure that only multiplies after the formation of the fellowship, the legendary world-building, the absolutely enchanting set pieces (the Shire, Rivendell, the Mines of Moria etc.), fantastic action, the seamless balance of CGI and practical effects, incredible pacing and story structure, a remarkably…
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A Haunting in Venice 2023
If you enjoyed Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile, I'm pretty positive you’ll take a lot away from this one. It goes in a fairly different direction than those two films and explores more supernatural and superstitious themes. Which was fucking sick! I loved the overall chilling air of suspense that, in part, came from the crumbling set designs, the well-timed use of Dutch angles as well as excellent sound mixing. But of course it’s the…
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Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith 2005
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
