While it may be slight, there is an appealing charm to the low-stakes nature of it all. Choosing not to make the mystery the crux of the story allows the film to have some fun with the darker elements.
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Lisa Frankenstein 2024
Utterly bizarre with an off-kilter comedic timing that makes it exciting and wholly charming. This can be my Jennifer's Body.
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Mass 2021
A well-meaning film exploring our inherent need to make sense of the senseless, but to what end? Four good actors combine to give two good performances (Birney and Plimpton) as couples reeling in the aftermath of a mass shooting. One couple is searching for someone to blame, while the other is struggling to find their place in society with their unending guilt. These are worthy themes to explore, but the defiantly un-cinematic approach means those themes have to stand on their own and this script just isn't up to the task.
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King Arthur: Legend of the Sword 2017
This is one of those strange cases where it was better than expected but good enough in certain areas to be still disappointed the whole wasn't better. It is very much a Guy Ritchie movie with all of his usual visual trademarks. I was fascinated and annoyed by all the bluster in equal measure. Where this feels unique is in its story structure. There are numerous scenes that play out with details left unexplained only to have those holes filled…
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