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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2009
One of the few animated features that genuinely cracks me up and also entertains throughout.
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BlackBerry 2023
This film is the real deal. An absurd, thrilling, hilarious, wonderful satire of tech startup films, only a lot of it actually happened. Howerton is impossible to look away from, and really the whole cast shines here. Great score and cinematography, too. Loved it.
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Interstellar 2014
This is not a modern 2001, nor is it trying to be. Anyone arguing that is reaching for a reason to be cynical. I think of it as a love letter to the power and influence of 2001, told by the guy who made Memento, The Prestige, and Inception. It is ambitious and beautiful, a melody of science and emotion. Some moments genuinely left me in awe. Zimmer's score is masterful & moving. Hoytema's work is rich & captivating. Nolan, for better…
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Ambulance 2022
This thing takes about 20 minutes to set a minimal stage, then suddenly you’re in the middle of a bank robbery and there’s no stopping. It contains all the carnage & confusion you expect, but Bay’s camera is completely unhinged here and it is an absolute blast on the big screen. Gotta say that I absolutely respect how Bay’s only cinematic ethos for anything seems to be “is it fucking cool or not?”
