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Snow White 2025
challenge: pasek and paul write a song that doesn’t sound like every other belty power ballad they’ve ever written.
difficulty level: impossible, apparently.this wasn’t the worst thing i’ve ever seen, but it certainly wasn’t good. the pacing was all over the place and almost no emotional moment felt earned. gal gadot’s performance is a crime. as are sandy powell’s costumes. rachel zegler innocent.
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Your Monster 2024
why fight monster when you can fuck monster???
as a theatre director, this film is unhinged (this is not how professional theatre works). as a hopeless romantic who loves monster movies, this film is a gift.
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 2024
while it lacks the elegant simplicity that to me makes fury road a masterpiece, this still has ten times more imagination, world-building, and intensity of action and emotion than any other blockbuster these days. miller has created an incredibly complex and interesting world, and a phenomenal character in furiosa. grateful to spend time with them both.
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The Brutalist 2024
an audacious, soaring, monumental film that is unfortunately a bit muddled both emotionally and politically in its second half. it’s about artistic obsession, the struggle for a sense of belonging when you have no home, and the death of the american dream. it’s got some of the most interesting and complex characters i’ve seen in a hot minute (with incredible performances from brody and pearce), but it does unravel a bit in the second half with it’s unclear perspective on…
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