Well, that was a rather silly ending? Finished with a whimper & induced a state of stupefied wonder, much like watching a politician yank his raw, distended ego in front of a throng of zomboid followers…just nonsensical and lacklustre stuff overall. Can’t believe I bullied my brain into watching this.
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Oppenheimer 2023
Thinking about the lad that sat behind me at my viewing—he couldn’t stop wheeze-laughing (had an extremely infectious laugh) because his mate called Flo “dommy commie mommy” during that, very choice Sanskrit scene 😭
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Mogul Mowgli 2020
This is exactly what I’ve been waiting for. For many years I’ve tried to grasp onto any glimmer of South Asian representation in Hollywood from the ever-present ‘model minority trope‘ one that is typically veiled in virtue but can be as reductive as overtly negative caricatures; to the confused Asian girl who desperately needs to break out of her cultural and religious constraints and finally “live life.” A life bounteous with boys and booze. Enticing.
None of these tropes represented…
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Coraline 2009
Coraline is the epitome of creepy. A welcome one at that.
It’s the kind of creepy that, at first, settles like an unwanted cool mist on bare skin, only to burrow deep, infect and infest the mind with compelling imagery veiled in silk and shadow. Blossom and bone. Beauty and brutality.
Reality and duality.
Neil Gaiman’s terrifying tale has been a family favourite since our first watch back in 09, with every spook and scare amplified by Clark Kent-looking 3D…
