An ambitious film, trying to break down societal barriers and stereotypes, managed to position itself as regressive. French director Jacques Audiard wants to make something ambitious but won’t do the work and basic research necessary to make any meaningful noise. This simple fact is what led to the regressive stereotyping packaged as progressive that the pretentious Cannes critics ate up. It’s borderline Oscar bait - meant to satisfy the Hollywood elites that reside close to Mexico yet praise a movie…
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We Live in Time 2024
Despite the trailers making John Crowley’s We Live In Time look like an emotional roller coaster with two great leads, the film falls short on almost all frontiers. The story provides no nuance and dries out quickly - Almut (Florence Pugh) and Tobias (Andrew Garfield) lack the passion for each other and at times you second guess how they even are compatible. The weight of the story is almost entirely focused on Almut - the Michelin star chief, world champion…
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 2024
In the age of the sequel apocalypse, its no surprise that i was very worried about a Beetlejuice sequel, though one of my favorite directors, Tim Burtons modern catalogue is rocky to say the least. But it seems like Tim is in his element again, his distinctive imagery and gags are even more plentiful and carries on the themes of the original.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, is fun and quirky, but suffers from Tim’s unnecessary and messy sub-plots, Betelgeuse’s ex wife, played…
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El Conde 2023
(! I can’t write much about the political situation with the director or the political layers to this film, so please know that i am undereducated in this regard. )
A dark and twisted “comedy”, what if the ruthless dictator Augusto Pinochet was a vampire?
A deeply thickened plot, with morbid humor and great charm, although flawed - I enjoyed this. El Conde flourishes with it’s beautiful cinematography and set pieces, the film gets rumbled with it’s slow pacing, it struggles…Translated from by
