the most enthralling two-hander i've seen in a while. important, but not at the expense of being entertaining
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Neptune Frost 2021
messy af in the best possible way. can't think of a movie that links historical and future resistance as well as the musical progression in this film does
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The Matrix Resurrections 2021
ahahahahahahahaha holy shit i can't believe this exists.
lots of comparisons to the last jedi, but honestly the piece of art this most reminds me of is frank ocean's endless—just absolute disdain for the necessity of its existence, somehow subsumed into reclamation of one's own art for the personal purposes of the artist.
tbh i really needed this as i've been on a big, discouraging "art is inherently apolitical" kick lately; this movie makes a strong case that art is…
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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 2020
a cinematic theater adaption that leans heavily on the theatricality--which i think services the material well! everything you've heard about viola and chadwick's performances is true; the moments of explosive melodrama could be mishandled in the hands of lesser actors but they flesh out the characters with more than enough gravity to carry them.
