10
Caught this in theaters again on the Best Picture circuit.
To me this is the pinnacle of cinematic entertainment.
I’ll add this: the target audience here is fans of the source material. The more I watch this, the more I realize I do *not* have a firm grasp on the plot, especially the details surrounding the BG/KH stuff. I feel like a like of massaging is done in the book.
I started the audiobook this week, and I look forward to rewatching when I’m done.
9.5
Laura Dern in the Multiverse of Madness
I watched this once about 18 years ago never intending on watching it again. I’m now twice as old as I was then, so here I am.
I loved it. Lynch unleashed in a 3 hour liminal nightmare about what Hollywood does to women. The entire film feels like sitting up in the middle of the night and trying to figure out if you’re dreaming or awake.
Laura Dern is amazing in…
1.8
One point for David Del Rio’s reprise as Manny for making me actually laugh a couple times. Seriously, this actor gets it!
And then the 0.8 is for this:
- “It seems like money grows on trees in the city .”
- “Only for those rich enough to plant them.”
Otherwise, character motivation was even thinner than the last film. And there’s still no Christmas in this! That’s the only reason why I watched it!
Sad.
8.3
No spoilers, but I’m confident that fans of both the original and the Herzog film will love this.
And I’m happy to see Aaron Taylor Johnson in a movie this good.
Landing safely in my top 10 of 2024:
1. Dune
2. TV Glow
3. Megalopolis
4. Bikeriders
5. Nosferatu
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6. Late Night/Devil
7. Challengers
8. Longlegs
9. Furiosa
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10. DP/Wolverine
