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The Brutalist 2024
Protracted but absorbing novelistic saga on the mid-century immigrant experience and capitalist intrusion that presents its themes through a series of uneasy conversations, shot in 35mm VistaVision, often in long, handheld takes.
As lyrical as it frequently is, the imposed grandiosity and committed performances elevate an otherwise simplistic script, heavy on obvious dialogue and broad characterisations.
Cutting would've probably helped, but it remains engrossing throughout.
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Anora 2024
Essentially a mix of Nights of Cabiria (1957) and the early films of Miloš Forman: Baker offers to the audience these amusing gaggle of buffoons in his typical nonjudgmental manner, always focusing on their instinctive impulses. But there’s a step back in the writing here, with an over dependency on profane semi-improvised shouting matches for the sake of comedic mayhem and no real unearthing of interrelationship psychology. As a result, the emotional ending, although beautifully performed, feels unearned.
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The General 1926
I'm not sure why people scoff at old movies. They are still new to those who have not seen them.
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The Hottie & The Nottie 2008
Even though I can't quite recommend the film, I do recommend the DVD commentary for those who want to hear over and over again how "Paris has such a big heart".
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