A great example of how Lupita elevates every project she's in! Her character's terminal illness gave depth to a story that we've seen twice before: how does the end of the world feel to a person whose world ended years before? And she's matched by a great performance from Joseph Quinn, who I last saw being torn apart by inter-dimensional vultures (I think). It's so effecting to play being terrified as well as he does. Overall, I enjoyed this but…
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The Black Phone 2021
Sometimes on America's birthday the black phone rings and you MUST answer.
This was just as much fun to watch for a second time and I relish that fundamentally important questions remain unanswered, such as:
- Why does The Grabber grab?
- Why is the sister like the psychic pig who found the mole women in Kimmy Schmidt?
- Why is The Grabber the way he is but his brother is the way HE is?If Black Phone 2 dares to answer any of these, I'll be shaking my head.
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The Promised Land 2023
This movie led me to believe that taming the Heath with potatoes was the single most important issue facing the German Empire in the 19th century. And yet, if you try to verify anything about Ludvig Kahlen you will be directed to a wikipedia page entirely in Danish. (This is sort of like when Caro and I walked out of an advanced screening of Green Book and she was like "huh, good story I guess. But why can't I find…
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