Maxime Prissert-Szprycer

Maxime Prissert-Szprycer

Favorite films

  • Whiplash
  • Hook
  • Life Is Beautiful
  • The NeverEnding Story

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  • Wicked

    ★★★

  • Anora

    ★★★★★

  • The Substance

    ★★★★★

  • Wolf Man

    ★½

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  • Wicked

    Wicked

    ★★★

    “I’m the other daughter, I’m beautifully tragic.”

    Wicked was so well executed. Cynthia is a goddess and Ariana is totally in her element. I can’t wait to show this to my kids one day.

    The design elements were stellar. I especially liked the way Shiz looked so fantastical while still being rooted in reality. I thought it was clever when Elphaba’s magic tantrum revealed the hidden mural of animals. Glinda’s myriad of detailed pink outfits were epic—the detail was *chef’s kiss*. Those monkeys were scarier than I ever thought they would be—I wonder how many kids left the theater having nightmares about those!

  • Anora

    Anora

    ★★★★★

    “I like Anora, I mean I like Anora more than Ani”

    I wish I saw Anora in theaters. The last scene would have been that much more moving. Mikey Madison deserves all the praise — her commitment shines through her choices. One of my favorite more subtle moments from her was the look of boiling anger and almost confusion when the dealer takes Ivan’s chips away. That little detail was a clear window into Ani’s P.O.V — that money is…

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  • Wolf Man

    Wolf Man

    ★½

    The wasps in Oregon are built different I guess?

    “Sometimes when you’re a daddy you’re so scared of your kid getting scars that you become the thing that scars them.”

    I’m the perfect victim for horror movies because I’m so aware of when they’re building up the jump scare and that makes me jump twice as hard. It’s corny, but I’m a big fan of the jump scare through the aimed sights of the rifle. I also loved the “wolf…

  • National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    National Theatre Live: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    ★★★½

    "I never could keep my finger off of a sore"

    Damn this play is depressing. Every character is so highly flawed and tragically human. Jack O'connell did a great job of sitting in the stillness of the heartbreak that Brick is lost in. Big Daddy is such a gross character, but somehow, Colm Meaney made me sympathize with him. My favorite scene was when Big Daddy discovers Brick is an alcoholic — it was gut-wrenching to watch this domineering plantation…