HodgeFreak

HodgeFreak

Favorite films

  • La La Land
  • Whiplash
  • West Side Story
  • About Time

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  • Mickey 17

    ★★½

  • National Theatre Live: Vanya

    ★★★★★

  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

    ★★★★½

  • We Live in Time

    ★★★★★

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  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★½

    Interesting………yeah. It was fun.

    Plot was kind of all over the place and ended up being way more political commentary than it lead on to be at the beginning, which was a let down. Concept, style, production value, and acting were all great. But confused on the story. 

    I wanted to leave pondering the philosophy of death and living the one life you get. Instead I left pondering whether or not I would have a threesome with myself and my girlfriend.

    Imagine a question mark after the heart on my review.

  • National Theatre Live: Vanya

    National Theatre Live: Vanya

    ★★★★★

    Wow wow wow wow wow.

    Just wow. Andrew Scott is an unstoppable force. If you want to be absolutely blown out of your seat with just an overwhelming amount of incredible acting, watch this. Unfortunately, I have not read Uncle Vanya, so I am stunted in my appreciation of this, but regardless, I am just blown away by this performance.

    HIGHLY recommended, especially for my actor friends.

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  • We Live in Time

    We Live in Time

    ★★★★★

    Never gonna get over this movie.

    Always on a flat surface.

  • Gladiator II

    Gladiator II

    ★★★

    What it gained in production value over the first, it lost in heart and character. 

    Ok, buckle up. I have a lot of thoughts.

    The cinematography, sets, props, costumes, make up, were all top of the line. Genuinely a gorgeous film and visually stunning on every single front. They capture the world down to every corner, hem, edge, and pallet. However, the editing was really choppy and strange at some points, randomly jumping time or location without much communication. 

    They took…

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