diaphanser

diaphanser

Favorite films

  • Real Women Have Curves
  • Hot Fuzz
  • In the Mood for Love
  • Monster

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  • A Real Pain

    ★★★

  • Venom: The Last Dance

    ★★½

  • Mickey 17

    ★★★★

  • Elevation

    ★★

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  • A Real Pain

    A Real Pain

    ★★★

    Really fell short of the hype for me, especially around Culkin’s performance (although I’ll admit it may be in part because I’m much more of a David). If you liked him in this then boy do I have an HBO original for you!

  • Venom: The Last Dance

    Venom: The Last Dance

    ★★½

    Patently ridiculous! Features vague overarching villain Space Sephiroth, who’s voiced by Andy Serkis, one of four UK actors in this movie who are all kinda trying really hard to not sound like it. Ends with the now-memed scene of Hardy saying “I won’t forget you buddy,” and staring wistfully out at the Statue of Liberty with a gay ass montage of Veddie scenes while “Here’s to the ones that we got” or whatever it’s called plays. Also features women holding…

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  • Companion

    Companion

    ★★★

    Perhaps more accurately titled Promising Young Ex Machina, per my father. Man, I really wanted to like this one. I’d say the first half is where it’s best - even though spoiling the main character reveal in the trailers was a really shitty decision, IMO - and while it’s still engaging in the back half, you really start to feel the drag at a certain point. The characters are pretty thin, although the performances are generally fine. Sophie Thatcher gets…

  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★★

    Broad? Yes. Unsubtle? Definitely. A total fucking blast? 100%. It is definitely unsurprising to me that this didn’t work for a lot of people, which I was worried would happen to me, but as a big Snowpiercer fan, it checks out that I enjoyed it lol. I do think it was a little overlong and some parts felt a lot more like cope given the results of the election, but also, who among us hasn’t had these thoughts? Certainly forgivable…