Walked out of the theater feeling like it met whatever expectations I had for it since I saw the buzz coming out of TIFF, yet the more I sit on it the film feels slight. It's a solid realist thriller, focused on the labor of its central act, and it works well enough to sustain tension throughout its runtime. But it doesn't go much beyond that. Its cast of characters are archetypes with just enough motivation but the film never…
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Top Gun: Maverick 2022
Exceptionally fun times in front of a big screen, doesn't have to be much deeper than that. More proof that one of the most important reasons for the camera's existence was to strap it to something moving fast and just let it roll.
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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) 2021
Damn it feels good to be back. Having a film centered around a live concert felt perfect for my return to theaters.
An enjoyable film albeit one that suffers from its conventionality. I understand that the film itself is a counter-history, contrasted with the cultural weight of Woodstock. That framing makes a certain sense and it's executed well enough for what it is (pace works well if you're willing to accept this as something other than a concert film), but…
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Scarface 1983
Somehow managed not to see this until now.
This film is surprisingly fantastic by way of a certain dramatic restraint. Besides the couple minute 'Push It to the Limit' montage, the film avoids showing the usual actions of criminal success. While Scorsese's films about the tragic gangster indulge in the glamour of the come up to make the fall all the more dramatic, Tony is instead a miserable wretch throughout. Until the climatic release of the ending, the entire tension…
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