This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in years—no wonder Zaslov wanted to can it.
Mickey 17 is everything I want in a movie: funny, weird, sexy, sweet, saying something. I can’t get over how excellent Robert Pattinson was, I’ve never seen him in a role so demanding and dynamic. I think he’s great but I don’t know if I’ve ever felt emotionally connected to one of his characters like this. I also don’t know if I ever…
Even with all the budget and technology that many of today’s filmmakers have available to them, grandeur has become very rare. The Brutalist, an homage to the great epics of the 50s and 60s, transports you back in time almost immediately with its bombastic score and stunning visuals. It was such a treat to feel truly immersed in a film again.
AI voiceover be damned, Adrien Brody still deserves his flowers for a deeply felt performance. Felicity Jones fully disappears…
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I’ve always been hesitant to count Once Upon a Time in Hollywood among my favorite movies because it seemed too easy. With so many things I love in one movie, I was bound to like it right? You’d have to screw up pretty bad for me to dislike a movie about the film industry, the Manson murders, or 1960s Los Angeles—and this movie has all 3! And an ensemble cast of movie stars! And it was written and directed by…
Wow they fumbled that ending BAD. It’s a shame because what precedes it is, while only sometimes good, always entertaining.
Maxxxine did remind me of an 80s slasher in that it sits on the laurels of some fun performances and memorable kills but doesn’t have much else going for it.
As much as I like Mia Goth, part of the problem is that Maxine herself just isn’t an interesting character. She was the quasi-protagonist of X but that was essentially…
