I had a good enough time watching this, but I don't think it ever added up to more than the sum of its parts. Mikey Madison is great and finds depth and nuance to her character that doesn't really seem like it's present in the screenplay. The middle section where they're looking for Vanya is very funny and the ending really worked for me but overall I think this is too long and a bit overhyped.
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Black Bag 2025
Caught in the act....of loving my wife :)
(This felt like a John le Carré novel with a wifi connection and I loved every bit of it. The fishing scenes are a perfect example of metaphor not needing to be subtle to be good. Haven't seen a Cate Blanchett movie in a long time which is embarrassing but she is still the queen of the world.)Translated from by
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Kinyarwanda 2011
This movie needs to be seen more than "Hotel Rwanda" (a film that I like quite a lot) ever did. Made by Rwandans about the Rwandan genocide, it is a series of interlocking stories that has a point of view in several different areas of the genocide - victims, killers, children, priests, imams, soldiers. This movie is not tailored for western audiences used to Hollywood endings - not all of the stories have some kind of cathartic release at the…
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Maria 2024
Appreciate a biopic that is not interested in being a best-of reel of its subject's story. Famous people can be fascinating focal points for movies if the intent is to explore specific themes and ideas rather than to just go through the motions of portraying the literal facts of their existence! This movie is formally interesting, beautiful to look at, and made me think a lot about the cost of having a legacy, the pain that inevitably accompanies artistry, and…
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