Maybe if I saw “Kick-Ass” when I was still a teenager, I would have probably enjoyed this a lot more than I did. But as an adult watching it today, it mostly feels a lot more juvenile, lazy, and even a bit too full of itself. It tries to act a lot smarter and edgier in playing around with the superhero template but it almost does nothing special with it and instead just runs through the motions of what we’ve…
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True Grit 1969
A lot of elements here are honestly outshined and even perfected in the Coen Brothers remake and while the original “True Grit” still makes for a light albeit familiar western with some definite stand-out sequences, it also suffers from weak pacing and slightly one-dimensional characters for me to fully become involved.
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Arrival 2016
"Arrival" is one of the most visually stunning, instantly compelling, and intricately crafted pieces of cinema I have seen in a very long time. Consistently building a rising sense of stakes and atmosphere with a strong amount of skill and care, Denis Villeneuve beautifully directs a thrilling, layered, and intriguing work of science fiction that's gorgeously shot, uniquely structured, and grounded with intelligent and morally complex ideas. But at it's core, this is also a nuanced, resonant, and deeply emotional…
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Promising Young Woman 2020
Emerald Fennell has crafted one of the most bold, smart, vibrant, and uncompromising films I’ve ever seen for her glowing directorial debut in “Promising Young Woman”. Never has a film been able to brutally expose the harsh, disgusting, and unfortunately prevalent culture based on how we view rape and sexual assault in such a way that’s equal parts disturbing, challenging, and provocative by the end of it. But it’s also darkly funny in many places, the visual style is gorgeous…
