Well scripted, beautifully shot and an excellent choice of casting. I thought this movie was going to be one that I would just check off the Oscar list and move on but I think this one is quite a gem. To me, the brilliance is how methodical the secrets are exposed in this story and how careful the character development is. The tension between each candidate as they vie for the Pope’s spot challenges the viewer to see the political…
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The Brutalist 2024
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The first half and the second half don’t seem very cohesive in the tone, style and execution of the story. It’s cool that this movie was made with Vistavision, and with it’s 3 1/2 hour runtime and talent to back it, it seemed that this was going to be quite an epic journey. With the first half it is very compelling in many ways. Which makes it really promising during it’s fifteen minute intermission that its audience may get to…
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Nickel Boys 2024
So many book adaptations avoid taking risks with how they bring the narrative to life on screen and generally follow methods that the genre has used before and styles that have already been explored. The Nickel Boys uses an unconventional approach to cinema maximizing on experimental cinema and documentary to emphasize it’s perspective and narrative. At first, the creative decisions may be a bit jarring but as the film moved on I was quickly impressed by how masterfully put together…
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Anora 2024
This movie was very enjoyable. It has some realness to it that other films have a hard time achieving. The improv scenes definitely help with that. It is incredible how this film creates a nuance in its tone, steadily walking the line of comedy and drama. This moves in and out through the story with it’s tone ultimately crescendoing into a warm sadness from the events before it. I found myself knowing exactly where the beats were and how the…
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