A great Bollywood movie really feels like what I imagine heroin to be; put it straight in my veins and I’ll feel elated for any amount of time. In addition to some great songs and a sweet and simple romance to drive the story forward, 3 Idiots offers a thoughtful commentary on what makes for good education (particularly powerful to India but universally applicable these days) and what makes for good friendship. Also, Virus is a villainous principal to seriously rival Ferris Bueller’s Ed Rooney.
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Frida 2002
Great lead performances capturing how Frida and Diego just perfectly matched each other's freak, and stunning attention to detail from Frida's hair, makeup, and costume design to the transitions between her paintings and moments in her life. Ultimately leaves the slightly stale taste in the mouth that biopics tend to (for me), and I wonder how much of that is from the English-language script in lieu of a Spanish one. Also, there was one shot where Alfred Molina really reminded me of Doc Ock that was unshakable for the rest of the film.
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Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss 2021
A gross, cynical composition of choppily-edited, arbitrarily-selected clips of a young star as he's swallowed by addiction and awful, self-serving lackeys who for some reason have effectively the last word in the movie trying to defend their own actions. The only redeeming aspect was to further establish Juice's musical talent and remarkable ability to be constantly creating, composing, freestyling.
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G.N.A.R. 2011
The first half is made with a lot of genuine soul, and is a lovely testament to the impact Shane McConkey had on his friends, the Squallywood community, and the entire sport of skiing; G.N.A.R. as a concept and a contest is brilliant and unsurprisingly attracts some entertaining characters. However, the second half feels like a shoddily tacked-on set of clips from a stoned editor.
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