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Moana 2 2024
Sets a record for disengagement during watch alongside my nephew. I have never paid less attention to a movie I've gotten all the way through than this one whose plot doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Fine but instantly forgettable songs. Unmemorable villain. I wasn't clear on what Moana really wanted aside from seeing her initials carved on a rock, the flimsiest plot device since the Sith Wayfinder in The Rise of Skywalker.
Maui over estimates his appeal…
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Green Book 2018
Predictable with two fantastic performances and competently made.
But it's funny how little Tony brings to the table. He opens the film by getting a club closed down for pointlessly stealing a hat for no reason. He doesn't interfere in racism as much as I thought. He doesn't put a whole lot on the line.
The part about him not recognizing black music and never having eaten fried 🍗 seemed so forced just to give Shirley a weakness.
Still it's a net positive and better made than never.
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The Night of the Hunter 1955
This is a movie Scorsese holds in high regard. He grew up at the right time for it to capture his imagination. 13. When I was 13 I saw the remake of When A Stranger Calls. It's not a great film but a seminal thriller for me and one of the first films I saw on my own. I suspect that was that for him, and Stranger Calls was what it was for me.
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The Fall Guy 2024
2 years ago when Tom Cruise opened Top Gun: Maverick it came with a pre roll message. This movie is worth it because you're worth it. And we don't take our audience for granted.
Because Top Gun 2 became the highest grossing film in America and one of the highest grossing films in the world, now every studio blockbuster wants to have a pre roll message. The Fall Guy's pre roll message starring director David Leitch and Ryan Gosling is…
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