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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 2010
I've warmed to the third act in this. (I generally think Wright's scripts have a third act problem.) The movie gets big in a way I originally found exhausting. But now I think the emotional throughlines are strong enough to hold it together.
Also, in order of increasing bizarreness, the following people have been in a great superhero movie:
3. Brandon Routh
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James Acaster: Repertoire 2018
A genius walks among us.
With sharper edges than the storytelling stand-ups usually have, and a layered use of plant-payoff, Acaster comes across as the student in class who absolutely could ace the material but can't bring himself to care or sit still long enough to do it. He uses his body to such great effect, and when he begins acting out a scenario before he describes it, you see how much good will he's earned. Heck, he makes prop humor hilarious. Just stunning.
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Certified Copy 2010
Second viewing confirms this is among the handful of films I'd consider my all-time favorites. Everything I want in a film is here. (Well, I could use a chase scene with a car explosion, I guess.)
What's the movie about? It's about an hour and forty-five minutes.
An hour and forty-five minutes of dizzying, glorious, beautiful starts and stops, ideas and emotions, reality and fiction, truth and lies, beauty and deceit. AK demands our attention, but doesn't mind if we…
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Everything Everywhere All at Once 2022
Think of all the terrible student films this will lead to. Send up a prayer for screenwriting profs everywhere.
