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The Super Mario Bros. Movie 2023
Disappointed that Chris Pratt had a normal voice in this
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Top Gun: Maverick 2022
The last 45 minutes or so was one of the few moments in my life where I felt my tax dollars were put to good use.
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The White Tiger 2021
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
A dark and cynical dive into the contradictions and class struggles pervading modern India. A thematic blend of "Parasite," "Slumdog Millionaire" and "City of God," as well as an allegory on the spread of neoliberal bootstrap ideology and its costs.
A lot crime flicks end as cautionary tales, with our protagonist losing everything to The Life. This film inverts that trope. Our man gets it all, through grit, spite and determination but at the expense of (quite possibly) his family.…
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You Will Die at Twenty 2019
Slow-moving, beautifully-shot, coming of age story fit for the times. About the futility of languishing in cynicism and death.
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