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Wicked 2024
My very favorite part of this film came about three or four minutes in, when the backsides of Dorothy and her friends from the original version of THE WIZARD OF OZ are shown as they head down the yellow brick road en route to the Emerald City. That moment literally sent a chill through me, as for a brief moment, time had no meaning and Dorothy existed in this present-day film that is actually a prequel to the legendary 1939…
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The Whale 2022
Brandan Fraser gives a career-defining performance in Darren Aronofsky's THE WHALE. Here's another 2022 film that, when looking at other Oscar nominees for Best Picture, definitely got snubbed. Great acting, lean writing, and evocative cinematography keep the single-location drama always interesting and moving forward.
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Babylon 2022
I understand that some folks may have found this film to be a little too ambitious and much too busy for its own good, but I enjoy the craziness and the rollercoaster antics being presented and would still slip this one into the Best Picture category in place of TRIANGLE OF SADNESS, a film I wanted so very much to love but wound up just barely liking.
Damien Chazelle's latest is an epic account of a trio of characters navigating…
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TÁR 2022
I haven't felt this uneasy watching a film about the arts since Darren Aronofsky's hating BLACK SWAN. Adopting a similar tone, deliberate pacing, and powerhouse casting, TAR emerges as one of the most unsettling dramas to surface in quite some time.
Cate Blanchett, in a more than Oscar-worthy performance, portrays the titular character with a fair level of restraint and grace, that is, until we begin to learn more and more about her past and what's actually fueling the inadequacies…
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