I watched this thinking it was actually based on a true story about a Jewish architect (Adrian Brody) who fled the ruins of World War II in Europe to start a new life in Philadelphia. That's how realistically and well-crafted The Brutalist plays. Shot on 35mm film in VistaVision format to avoid lens distortions of buildings, it's best seen projected in 70mm — I settled for a digital multiplex screening with a bucket of radioactive popcorn. At 3½ hours, The…
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Wicked 2024
You might assume that Your Humble Narrator would rather drink methanol than see a movie musical. Au contraire. This hack fanzine reviewer is up to the task — watch me "defy gravity". So I went in cold but did some research afterwards. Lasting over a century, the history of The Wizard of Oz and Wicked seems to be...
1900: Original novel
1902: First musical
1925: First movie
1939: Second movie
1942: Second musical
1982: Third movie (animated)
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Blade Runner 2049 2017
Overall, I enjoyed this sequel to my second-favourite movie of all time, Blade Runner (1982). Amazingly, it does feel like the same world set 30 years later. The melancholy tone, futuristic ideas, production design, cinematography, and synthesizer music score are all here, which was a huge relief. This is the real triumph of the film; it could have easily been a train wreck. The story itself, developed by Ridley Scott and original writer Hampton Fancher, is all right, considering it…
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Kong: Skull Island 2017
Apeocalypse Now, anyone?
This is how you make a popcorn monster movie, i.e. the old fashioned way. Set up a basic storyline with unique characters who have clearly defined motives, cast attractive leads (Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson), add comic relief, and most importantly, show the fucking monsters! It couldn't be simpler, but Hollywood has gotten it wrong so many times: Pacific Rim, Peter Jackson's bloated King Kong remake, both Godzilla borefests, Monsters*...the list goes on. Another plus for this movie…
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