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Music by John Williams 2024
On the one hand, it's about as standard as such tribute documentaries go. Let's be honest, it's virtually impossible to pack such a vast and vital career in 105 brief minutes. Hell, that runtime wouldn't be enough to properly dive into the Star Wars scores alone. A docuseries format similar to Light & Magic would've worked much better for a subject of this magnitude.
On the other hand, I adore said subject so goddamn much that I spent those 105 minutes…
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Joker: Folie à Deux 2024
— This is not going to go the way you think!
Wait a minute...
Frankly speaking, the intense tsunami of negativity surrounding this motion picture not only sparked my curiosity but even made me hopeful that it was gonna be some misunderstood bit of subversive cinematic brilliance. And while the latter didn't quite happen, I still liked it and found it to be on pretty much the same level as its predecessor. Which, admittedly, isn't saying all that much since…
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Godzilla Minus One 2023
With the transformerization of Godzilla that's been happening in Hollywood as part of their MonsterVerse initiative, it's pretty heartwarming to see Toho Studios not only keeping the traditions of the legendary franchise alive on home turf but also, in this specific case, paying direct tribute to the 1954 masterwork that started it all and that still remains the best one of the bunch. Do I wish our favorite kaiju was present on the screen a little bit more? Sure, but…
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Poor Things 2023
To those who don't like this wonderful, ridiculous, visually stunning phantasmagoria: oh, you things, you poor, poor things.
I've long believed Emma Stone to be the best actress of her generation but with this and The Curse she has pretty much catapulted into the stratosphere, above and beyond any competition.
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