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Pig 2021
I wrote about my favorite 21 movies of 2021, grouping them into thematic trios on my website — read the full article here! Pig moved me more than any other film this year, so it’s firmly held the #1 spot since I saw it in July. And here’s my roughly-ranked list of the same movies, plus a few more. Thanks to everyone who read my work this year — it’s been a wild ride and I’m excited to see what 2022 has in store
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The Lion King 1994
Over the last several months, my brother and I rewatched every Walt Disney Animation Studios movie in chronological order. I ranked them all to celebrate Raya’s release.
Read my full article here! And let me know your personal faves in the comments!
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Babe 1995
It’s a little too swift to totally rise above the feeling that it’s a technical gimmick showcase more than an actual narrative movie. But most of its tiny chapters are individually charming nonetheless, with great vocal performances and some of the coziest production design ever assembled. Pigs are cute!
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Spartacus 1960
The scale is obviously off the charts, which makes the big battle sequence unbelievable to witness. And the smaller fight sequences have some surprisingly dynamic action choreography. But Ben-Hur this is not, as the characters, plot, and themes can’t sustain a project of this immense size despite solid efforts. It’s easily Kubrick’s most anonymous work — despite on-set reports otherwise, you can’t really feel his obsessive precision at all.
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Do the Right Thing 1989
If you don’t think Sal is a racist, you should probably rewatch this movie. His climactic use of racial slurs can’t be chalked up to a lapse of judgement. He repeatedly clarifies that he only tolerates black people because they haven’t done anything bad to him, and because they provide his livelihood. His respect for the black community is entirely conditional and transaction-based — as soon as his “terms” of respect (essentially not having any major negative encounters with any…
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Grease 1978
Nothing about Grease makes any sense. Aside from a few enjoyable musical numbers and dance sequences, the movie is an absolute mess of tonal contradictions. It attempts to radiate horny teen energy, but everybody in it has so little chemistry that they seem like they’re siblings pretending to be lovers.
The failed sexual energy is also at odds with the bizarrely juvenile slapstick humor that, in my eyes, only kids could appreciate. And the filmmakers shoot the whole thing with some…
