The most fun I had in a movie theatre in 2024 - luckily the most annoying character dies pretty early on, otherwise that sentiment might be different
Every setpiece is an inventive, new, thrilling application of the Alien mythos; each one strung together in a narrative structure that should really be taught in Intro to Screenwriting classes
I can’t believe there aren’t more people absolutely obsessed with this. Clever narrative structure, super slick and stylish directing that just GOES for it, and such a compelling character web.
And it all informs one another! This framing structure could only work through the conduit of tennis. Tennis as the subject matter is enhanced by the character dynamics and motivations. The character web requires this narrative framing device to retain its emotional momentum. It’s a circle!! A circle propped up further by inventive, kinetic, propulsive filmmaking.
(+ the best scene featuring a churro probably ever)
Colossal and evocative! Demands to be seen on the biggest screen possible (AMC Lincoln Square IMAX, I remain your prisoner), without distractions - 4 hours never flew by so fast.
Construction, geometry, and design are as much the legs of the field of architecture as they are the legs by which the layered themes of this epic stand with: the immigrant’s pursuit of the American Dream and the simultaneous dismantling of that very same idea; the paradoxical relationship between culture,…
