The entire time watching this, I figured my review would harken upon the age old idea of movie magic. How filmmakers use every trick in the book to take a series of images and manipulate the viewer into feeling what they want their audience to feel. Yet the final moments of Mission: Impossible - Fallout really can't be described as manipulative. Obviously, there's a ton of movie magic within this that allows the film to come together. But a film…
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Glass Onion 2022
As someone who didn’t adore the first film (I didn’t dislike it, was just very meh on it), I am incredibly pleased to say that I was all in on this one
It’s aggressively smart, setting up basically a whole other film before ripping the carpet out from under the whole audience in a fun way, only to let absolute mayhem reign when your guard is down
Beyond being just an incredibly tight film that neatly and concisely reveals its…
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 2023
Even with all the hype and excitement behind this film, it still felt like a staggering achievement throughout
It does feel long, and it doesn’t really have a fulfilling ending in my opinion, but more often than not I was left purely stunned and dazzled by the scope of this thing
Its visuals are to die for. Simply otherworldly in their reach, thematic resonance, and just knowing how to up the wow factor, the art direction of this film is… -
Asteroid City 2023
That Wes Anderson sure knows how to make ‘em!! It never gets old, I don’t care what the haters say. How he imbues his films with such creativity, with such life, with such emotional resonance in ways that constantly surprise you, it’s outstanding
The cast is insane, almost detrimentally at times, and I really need to sit with this one some more
But it’s great, with some Wes rey unions that work wonders and some new faces that hopefully open up entire new collaborations
This one is absolutely jam packed with ideas
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The Favourite 2018
To the Oscar selection committee:
Nominate Horacio, The Fastest Duck In The City for Best Actor
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Jimmy Timmy Power Hour 2004
Infinity War is the most ambitious crossover event in history?
THINK AGAIN SUGAR BOOGER
