What you ordered: Legends of the Fall
What you got instead: The power of the Dog
I know it's supposed to be Oscar-material but I found it a waste of time.
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The Power of the Dog 2021
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The Harder They Fall 2021
This might be the best Netflix-produced movie yet. Certain scenes were so cool that they made me immediately rewind and rewatch.
Superb directing & editing, a soundtrack that works wonders to complement the visuals, good acting, great action and a very nice twist at the end to top it all of. It's very hard to film a western nowadays, let alone adorn it with your own culture without losing the "western" vibe.
A VERY PLEASANT SURPRISE
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The Killing of a Sacred Deer 2017
Lanthimos' latest film is another case of sociopaths coming together for more taboo, unconventional and uncomfortable situations, but I think I've had enough already.
No one can deny that Yorgos Lanthimos is extraordinary in his approach to film-making, shot-selection/camera-work and script ideas. If you love the trademark bleak cinematography, atmospheric music and out-of-your-comfort-zone agenda and iconography you'll find it here.
You will not find much else though. The script is like it came directly from the pitch/draft stage to the…
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Blade Runner 2049 2017
You CAN have too much of a good thing.
The movie revolves around the existential worries that troubled the heroes of the original, accompanied by the ingenious directing of Dennis Villeneuve and a remarkably original sound design that borrows elements from the OST of the first "Blade Runner", mixed with industrial futuristic sounds.
The issue is that all of the above are spread thin "like butter scraped over too much bread". It feels as if Villeneuve convinced himself that he…Translated from by
