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Robin Hood 2010
I will never get sick of watching peak Russel Crow run around and kick ass in leather, tights, and chain mail.
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Ever After 1998
The costume design and acting makes up for Drew Barrymore’s British accent.
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Pig 2021
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Nic Cage steals the show as a once-renowned chef, turned existential Oracle woodsman. His performance is subtle but overshadows everyone around him. Where Cage is typically known for his over-the-top performances ( such as his performances in the masterpieces ConAir, Gone In 60 Seconds, Moonstruck, and Raising Arizona), this performance is different — and possibly his best ever. He shows restraint, patience, and wisdom. Where he used to rush a line and jump on it a little too eagerly, he takes…
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Poor Things 2023
Every part of Poor Things is spectacular: the dialogue, the acting, the cinematography, the practical effects, the makeup and costumes, the story … everything. Where The Lobster highlighted Lanthimos’s narrative creativity, and The Favorite highlighted his camerawork and artistic collaboration on coloration and costume design, this film takes the best of both and smashes it into a new Dark-Wonka Barbie-Frankenstein mosaic. I feel an impulse to watch it and rewatch it over and over again, to explore it with the same curiosity Bella Baxter takes with her into the world.
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