In 2017, the island I live on was ravaged by a hurricane that resulted in the deaths of over 3,000 civilians. In the following months—during which our electric grid remained defunct and most people continued not to have access to running water in their homes—Puerto Ricans demonstrated a resilience unlike anything I’d ever seen before. While this populace prides itself on kindness and hospitality, it was surreal to see communities maintain their strength and humanity in the face of such…
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Everything Everywhere All at Once 2022
What's basically a thesis on optimistic nihilism takes a while to get in gear but once it does, it's Being John Malkovitch levels of "holy-fucking-shit-I-feel-exhausted-but-please-don't-end." Sometimes it's too much. Sometimes the emotional beats are undercut by a stupid visual gag that takes you out of the moment (the raccoon). Other times the visual gag becomes oddly touching and you wonder how The Daniels were able to craft something so sweet out of something so stupid (sausage fingers). And that's the…
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Dashcam 2021
I want to get one thing out of the way before diving into the rest of my scattered thoughts: Rob Savage is a genius who knows how to make anything look convincingly creepy on a tiny budget—this included. Also, kudos to Annie Hardy who's excellent in the lead role.*
I both understand and don't really agree with a lot of the criticisms being leveled at this film. It's true; Dashcam is absolutely disgusting and has a detestable (albeit occasionally funny)…
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Wonder Woman 1984 2020
Anything you want. Anything you dream of, you can have it.
There’s a forlorn energy to the opening scene of Wonder Woman 1984. From that first fight scene in the mall, the sequel to 2017’s franchise installment really does feel like it’s stuck in the past—not because of any Stranger Things-style nostalgia porn we’ve become accustomed to (though there are wigs and tracksuits aplenty), but because of the campy quality present in everything from the camera language to the extras’…
