Totally fine but nothing special. Great for a little kid but I found the music forgettable and feel the film lacks some of the charm of the older cartoons. Whether this is an artifact of my own nostalgia is impossible to say; films one sees countless times in childhood become entwined with our souls in a way that may obscure any objective evaluation.
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Anora 2024
This movie was pretty good, but its winning any Oscars at all is, in my opinion, a Russian psyop. American culture is mocked and lambasted as being unrelentingly empty, shallow and unfulfilling: Vanya's American Dream is going on a million dollar bender and marrying a prostitute in Vegas. Russian culture as personified by Igor is quieter and more authentic. Together, Igor and Ani represent the hardworking and downtrodden representatives of their home countries, yet for most of the film, Ani…
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Eyes Wide Shut 1999
I first saw this film as a sheltered innocent goth kid on a date with my boyfriend in the theater at age 17. I remember it as a revelatory and very sexy experience, very formative, cementing my early love of Kubrick and my determination to live in New York, igniting my curiosity about both Ligeti and sex parties. Seeing it again as a jaded 40 something, it sure hits different: deeper, truer, more absurd, more bittersweet, and funnier. Considered with other Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman performances, these are among career-best. Earns all the stars.
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