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Death of a Unicorn 2025
Resting firmly in the realm of mediocrity, DEATH OF A UNICORN lazily offers up familiar genre thrills while neglecting to develop any of its simple themes. What’s curious is how non-committal the whole venture feels; there’s little adherence to a consistent tone or style, little bite to its anti-capitalist gestures.
Scharfman’s direction here feels lifeless, his script shockingly thin and resembling something closer to an outline. Most unicorn run-ins are unimaginative and poorly staged, and little attention is paid to pacing. It all adds up to boring, a feeling immune to the charms of Rudd and Ortega.
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Black Bag 2025
Sleekly scripted and softly lensed, BLACK BAG delves into the contradiction of secrecy and privacy in partnership, smoothly weaving countering lies and motivations through its glossy and well-groomed cast. It’s a seduction, forthcoming with its genre pleasures and irresistible mood.
Soderbergh’s noisy lighting and crisp compositions are dreamy and nearly hypnotic, his editing pinpoint. Koepp’s storytelling is dense and winding but crucially approachable– this is simply populist filmmaking at its most polished.
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The Brutalist 2024
Corbet’s vision is immaculate and refined, his naturalistic eye trained on grand and bold images, and grander and bolder ideas. His montage are sublimely edited, his acts are finely paced, his performances transfixing.
The instrumentality and capitalization of the artist are scrutinized, as is the corruptive exploitative force of patronage. THE BRUTALIST illuminates a parasitic America, mourns and condemns its impact, and proclaims that unambiguous confrontation can vanquish it.
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A Different Man 2024
Approaches its ’grass is greener…’ story with fistfuls of irony and self-reference, but doesn’t collapse under its own weight. Schimberg throws wrinkles, metacommentary, and fresh ideas hard and fast as Guy emerges from Edward. I found I could mostly keep up, some might find it overstimulating. But..
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