There are films about the right things.
There are films that say the right things.
There are films that mean the right things.
XXL is better than all those films for the most revolutionary reason: it just is the right thing.
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Magic Mike XXL 2015
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Encanto 2021
This one is Moana-level good. Disney’s animation is mind-bogglingly amazing in every single scene; even a simple shot/reverse shot underneath a bed early on is transcendent.
The songs are bops too. The lighting and animation in the song about the outcast uncle might be a new pinnacle for this kind of film.
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Ghostbusters: Afterlife 2021
Never saw Ghostbusters in the key of 80’s Amblin, but it kinda works. All around great cast and lots of fun bustin’ for what is essentially Ghostbusters: The Force Awakens. (Yep, it’s another Death Star…)
Hard not to get a little choked up at the last 10 min…
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Zack Snyder's Justice League 2021
It’s too long and plays like an assembly cut that needs a bit of tightening...
::looks left, looks right::
But I dug it, and some of the stuff they chose to remove from the released version is mind-boggling.
::looks again::
And Jared Leto was pretty good...
::runs away::
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016
PA at Warner: Sir, I'm sorry, but the five Justice League scripts you asked for were not collated when they got printed.
Zach Snyder: What does that mean?
PA: Well, the scripts are in order, but they were printed together. Each page is from a different script.
ZS: Whatever, we shoot tomorrow.
PA: But sir, each scene just ends arbitrarily, and there is no logical progression from one scene to the next.
ZS: It'll be fine, we'll figure it out on set.…
