Eerie, at times utterly terrifying, with an amazing performance from Lupita Nyong'o. It didn't quite grab me like Get Out did, but it is touching on a lot of themes. I don't think they all get fully baked, but I think this will stand a rewatch in a year or two to see his it all settled in my brain.
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Snow White 2025
There is something to be said for a movie that is a big, wild swing that fails spectacularly; something like Cats, say. But this isn't a spectacular failure, it's just not a very good movie. The effects are sub par, the dwarfs living in the uncanny valley, and the new music is forgettable. Rachel Zegler has a lovely singing voice, but her performance is very surface, and the same can be said for Gal Gadot, who seems to have been…
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Black Bag 2025
Much more Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy than Bond or Mission: Impossible, which is a complement. It's an intricate burn, but by no means slow at one at a tight 90 minutes. Fassbender and Blanchett fucking rule, and I love that I didn't have it all figured out by the end. Very much like a play, with a lot of small scenes and dialogue, which is great with a cast this strong.
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Deadpool & Wolverine 2024
The positives: the movie looks good, with some good fights. Jackman and Reynolds obviously love playing these characters. I got a kick out of the cameos
The negatives: that's all this has. The plot is paper thin, with villains whose motivations are mostly, "We're the bad guys." The fourth wall breaking/references are dialed up to 13 and gratuitous needle drops to a point it's distracting. The emotional beats are equally thin.
As a fan of comic movies? Glad I saw it. Probably will not revisit.
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