Stephen W.

Stephen W.

Favorite films

  • Do the Right Thing
  • Surf's Up
  • Blade Runner 2049
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

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  • Something Wicked This Way Comes

    ★★★

  • Megalopolis

    ★½

  • Mickey 17

    ★★★★

  • Conclave

    ★★★★½

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  • Anora

    Anora

    ★★★★

    Feels a tad lacking in character from a protagonist perspective. The absence of any scenes dedicated to Anora's personal life or any signs of vulnerability are severely felt. The movie puts too much weight on Madison's performance and for her to give the character any sort of nuance.

    Still, the movie remains extremely funny with some inspired performances alongside an interesting exploration about the exploitation of the working class. Just wish there was a bit more emotional depth for our main character beyond that ending scene.

  • Emilia Pérez

    Emilia Pérez

    ★½

    even mufasa got better musical numbers than this  💔💔

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  • The Brutalist

    The Brutalist

    ★★★★

    Corbet’s historical epic The Brutalist is as strikingly ambitious as the architectural vision of László Tóth himself, though that ambition can be a fault in both regards. Despite the grand expectations set by both Corbet and Tóth in their respective passion projects, the finished product remains oddly intimate and personal. I’m slightly surprised at how character-driven this was, as opposed to favoring social commentary; the majority of the runtime is dedicated to understanding the character of Tóth in a way…

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