Silly and overlong, but pretty tense in spots, thanks to Hugh Grant’s committed performance. He can even make the discourse around the history of a board game feel creepy and unnerving. Would love to see him do that more often. Maybe he could disturbingly recite the origins of Rummikub or Chinese checkers or Yeti in My Spaghetti. Have your agent call me, Hugh.
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Megalopolis 2024
It’s possible to appreciate the mad ambition of an independent, cash-burning filmmaker while also acknowledging that this is a disaster on every narrative level.
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The Hyperions 2022
This film has a potent spin on the super-family trope, and a fun performance from Cary Elwes as an eccentric Professor X stand-in. Unfortunately, it all feels very unbalanced and unfocused, trying to tick too many boxes at once. There are points where it tries to ape the visual palette of a Wes Anderson picture, and moments where it aims for for the self-parodic elements of Edgar Wright’s Cornetto trilogy - all while functioning as a straightforward character drama. The…
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Dune: Part Two 2024
A notch below the first one in terms of scope and story (probably couldn’t be helped, but a bit too much of this one takes place in desert landscapes, and staring at all that sand can get a bit wearying after a while). But it’s still packed with spectacular action and top-notch effects, and the climax pointedly sticks the landing of what is essentially a five-hour saga. I’ve been lukewarm on Timothee Chalamet in the past, but he absolutely sells it here, living up to his rep as both a talented actor and an Internet obsession.
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