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The Royal Tenenbaums 2001
The Royal Tenenbaums is my favorite Wes Anderson. It's my favorite film of 2001. It's one of my all-time favorite movies. For as funny and quirky as it is, there's a palpable sorrow that lingers over every frame. Royal is a son of a bitch. Chas having a rough year. Ritchie feeling disconnected from the world. Margot unsure of her identity. Etheline being the necessary backbone of the family. There's so much to these characters and their dynamic that I…
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No One Will Save You 2023
No One Will Save You is an engrossing film simply as a series of catch-and-release sequences, anchored by a sublime performance by Kaitlyn Dever. It's nearly wordless, yet remarkably expressive in every moment. Internalized performances are almost always my favorite and Dever's work here is demonstrates impeccably why. The set and sound design here is fantastic. The camerawork and aesthetic is immersive. There's something about its brazen Spielbergian structure that I found refreshing. Simply as a cinematic exercise, there's plenty…
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Dark Phoenix 2019
I'm in a vast minority, so take this FWIW I guess, but DARK PHOENIX for me is a massive step up from APOCALYPSE. It's the anti-Godzilla KOTM. It’s thin in story, exposition and action, and is almost exclusively devoted to exploring moral debate. Is Xavier right for what he did? Is Jean dangerous or just a byproduct? Should mutants undermine themselves to fit in with society? That's all the film is about. Every scene, every action, everything points back to…
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Nightcrawler 2014
This is the Jake Gyllenhaal show. Or you could argue that it's the Louis Bloom show because Gyllenhaal just disappears. His performance is absolutely unreal and is arguably the best of his career. Louis is creepy, disturbing but also incredibly compelling from beginning to end.
Dan Gilroy's direction is immaculate. Incredible pacing, fantastic sound design and the cinematography is maybe the best I've seen all year. Robert Elswit is great utilizing LA's night light's, neon blares and illumination that almost…
