Love that Bong Joon Ho stayed true to his style with the big budget Warner Bros gave him coming off PARASITE, even if MICKEY 17 isn't one of my favourites of his. Robert Pattinson is awesome as always in the lead (dual) role, and the chemistry between him and Naomi Ackie felt genuine.
Unfortunately, this is a clear case of a film being released at the wrong time. The satire doesn’t feel as outlandish when reality is already a circus,…
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THE BRUTALIST excited me so much due to how much it felt like a long lost form of filmmaking was being rediscovered before my eyes. NICKEL BOYS managed to give me an even more thrilling feeling—the sense of witnessing a groundbreaking style that has never been done before and has the chance to revolutionize film as an art form.
Thank God this squeezed into Best Picture, because this is simply a masterpiece of visual storytelling. RaMell Ross was absolutely robbed…
It took 8 months, but CHALLENGERS has finally been dethroned as my favourite film of 2024...
A towering epic made on a shoestring budget, THE BRUTALIST truly deserves to be mentioned alongside other modern masterpieces like THERE WILL BE BLOOD. Adrien Brody delivers a towering performance that might just be the best of the decade, portraying a character who constructs grand structures while dismantling the illusion of the American Dream. Unbridled ambition and the relentless desire to leave a legacy…
Had fun with WICKED—an undeniably entertaining film elevated by a strong performance from Cynthia Erivo and an Oscar-worthy turn from Ariana Grande, both perfectly cast in their roles. The creativity in blocking and choreography stood out, with nothing feeling repetitive—which is pretty impressive for a film of this length.
That said, the runtime could have been trimmed by 20-30 minutes to improve the pacing. More notably, the lighting was distractingly bad throughout much of the film. Too many scenes were…
