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Vampire Zombies...from Space! 2024
Every film that is completed is a miracle, and for a film that was made for less than many undergrad short films, this movie is far better than it has any right to be. Everyone from the writers to the extras understood the assignment, and their apparent passion and unwavering commitment to the bit elevated the film tremendously.
Parodies by their nature are imitative, and this film is no exception. It hits the necessary tropes quite well most of the…
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The Great Dictator 1940
I am torn over this film. There are many wonderful moments of great film making distributed throughout the film, but the film also has glaring flaws. Technically, the scenes are disjointed and the pacing is uneven. Thematically, its depiction of the Nazi's treatment towards Jews is naive at best. The casting of Paulette Goddard as the Jewish heroine is also questionable, especially juxtaposed against other Eastern European stock types in the ghetto (fun fact: if you pay close attention, you…
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Wicked 2024
After a year of being relentlessly assaulted by the Wicked marketing campaign, I relented and saw the movie. To be clear, I have had issues with the stage musical since I saw it years ago: the score, the songs, the staging, and the choreography are some of the best that Broadway has to offer, but the story is under-cooked. The same goes for part one of the film adaptation. Jon Chu expertly integrates showstopping numbers into the film. More often…
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