Fun directing, good story considering where the MCU is at, and Ford smashed it. Mackie did well too, and I look forward to every minute Danny Ramirez will continue to be on my screen... Just wish the score, CGI, and villain were better.
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City Lights 1931
This is a dark one, I didn’t expect him to actually do time for his shenanigans! It’s also an interesting one; a silent film in the sound era offers a new approach with sound effects and better matched music, but I’m not sure that actually made it better. As much as I appreciate Chaplin’s talents, I do wonder if audiences were tired of the Tramp at this point, because this is only my fourth such film and I’m a bit…
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Rocco and His Brothers 1960
Absolutely not. The last hour was nearly unwatchable! I just can’t get on board with a film that doesn’t view women as real people. The story and the moral questions are only interesting if you limit your analysis to the relationships between the brothers - loyalty vs greater morality, family vs individuals, tradition vs modernity, pride vs love. But as soon as you consider the women involved, it’s just a story of a bunch of men protecting a rapist, murderer,…
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Joker: Folie à Deux 2024
I feel like I just blacked in because I have no clue what happened the last two hours. Were the songs supposed to mean something? The singing was painful, even from Gaga, and the musical numbers were SO bland. Was the story supposed to be interesting? Joker in court is such a boring premise and the ending was a whimper. What did Phillips think he did here? What was the purpose? I didn’t rate it lower because it didn’t necessarily offend me, I guess. A strange, empty film.
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