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Barbie 2023
I must say I walked into the cinema being stubbornly on the Oppenheimer team but walked out with a massive grin on my face from laughing so much. From culture references like the 2001: a space odyssey to Mattels controversial dolls in the past that they weren’t scared to address, it was jam packed with meticulously written and clever jokes that might go over little children heads but will give you aha moments that leave you belly laughing. The magical…
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Asteroid City 2023
The 1/2 star is only for the cool alien but other than that, Wes Anderson once again squeezes in a star studded cast with a load of artsy fartsy shots to try make up for the complete lack of emotional depth in his characters and his plot. Asteroid City ends up collapsing in on itself due to Anderson’s insufferable insistence on repeating his pretentious ‘quirky’ style which in turn leaves me feeling nothing. I’m still confused on what Asteroid city set out to say.
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Oppenheimer 2023
Every moment leading up to the Trinity Test mixed with Ludwig’s amazing score kept my blood pumping till they exploded the bomb. The eerie silence after all that build up left me feeling disturbed which encapsulates Roberts flip in morals as the reality of what he has done settles in and he is left feeling he has “blood on his hands”. I will say the movie felt a little too long as I personally believe less is more but Nolan’s masterful directing and Murphy’s exploding (sorry) talent once again delivers a searingly powerful movie.
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