Oh to be young and curious again. I think it's narrative is a bit too complex and lacking in grounded answers to match the playful, childlike tone and animation style it uses, but regardless it is a very enjoyable fantastical coming-of-age story that reminds me just how crazy going through puberty could be.
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Gladiator II 2024
I don't want to have to admit it, but Ridley is coasting now. I still enjoyed this quite a bit. The truth is, though, that I almost always will be locked in for any sword and sandal type shit. This sequel lacks any singular thing that is great and is unfortunately weighed down from the expectations set by its masterful original. Pretty meh performances all-around aside from Denzel and the crazy twins, solidly entertaining action but no real jaw dropper…
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Poor Things 2023
I'm genuinely concerned that so many people have found this film to be a praiseworthy feminist fable and not the grotesque, disturbing, and perverse fairy tale that it so clearly is. I can accept some level of pornographic content in films when it comes to sex, but what is effectively mental child pornography I cannot. This film proposes that the activating key to self-discovery and growth for a woman comes in sexual freedom and promiscuity. But she's not a woman.…
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Thor: Love and Thunder 2022
When everything is a joke, is anything actually funny? The first half is overly ridiculous and toothless even for Waititi. The CGI is often awful. The second half makes actual attempts at emotion, but it feels soooooo forced at this point and barely works. Luckily a terrifying Christian Bale as Gorr is at least something worth paying attention to for the performance even if they completely waste a badass villain concept by rushing through it. I LOVE where it ended…
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