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The King of Staten Island 2020
What a kind movie. As a dramedy it’s a heightened reality but still a true to life depiction of mental illness.
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Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania 2023
Janet Van-Dyne supremacy!
This one is weaker than the other two— more of an action film, not as fun, and while the family dynamics are there, they don’t drive the storyas much. But Michelle Pfeiffer shines and Jan is brilliant and audacious and THE Marvel hero. I love her. Jonathan Majors chews the scenery and the Kang and Jan revelation scene is the strongest in the film. Just excellent emoting in a superhero film. All the stars are for them.
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Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 2022
Overlong but I wouldn't want to lose all the quiet moments or the pretty underwater sequence and I know they'd ax those over whatever JLD was doing and the lingering battle shots. Shuri's arc suffers from clunky dialogue — but that makes the quiet moments even more affective. Her big entrance/costume reveal is both triumphant and angry, which sets everything up perfectly. The film meanders but it's a strong ending.
There's plenty to nitpick but it's sweeping and emotional and…
