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Suspiria 1977
Dario Argento is clearly a master of theme and color, but Suspiria, even at its punchy 98 minute runtime, leaves a lot of substance to be desired.
Suspiria is perhaps the pinnacle of set design and color, something that elevated Gregg Araki’s Nowhere easily into the five star range, however the main difference between Araki and Argento seems to be that Nowhere utilizes its striking visuals as support and a cherry on top of an already enthralling plot, whereas Suspiria is propped up…
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Mickey 17 2025
Went all the way to King of Prussia to watch this on the biggest IMAX screen possible and left a bit disappointed. I’ve been so stoked for Mickey 17 to the point of intentionally avoiding promotional material for it, as to walk into the theater with the cleanest slate possible.
Mickey 17 shows glimmers of hope, specifically when it lets itself be a sci fi drama/horror, letting itself breathe and exert some gravitasse onto the audience about complex issues like body autonomy…
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Gladiator II 2024
Gladiator II wastes no time reminding you that it is, indeed, the sequel to Gladiator, insofar as littering its opening credit sequence with faux oil paintings of stills from its predecessor. Perhaps heavy handed with the constant dispersion of fan service, to the point of literally stripping entire scenes from the previous movie, Gladiator II never steps too far from the playbook. It’s delivered on a fine porcelain plate, perhaps even with a triclinium couch to keep you comfortable and…
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A Charlie Brown Christmas 1965
Perfectly melancholic and reminiscent. For a short film with such a sparse plot, A Charlie Brown Christmas is bursting at the seams with charm and nostalgia, which hit especially hard this time around.
The slight squiggles in Charlie Brown’s slightly embarrassed yet gushing smile as his friends tell him “Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!” are just absolutely perfect.
Vince Guaraldi’s soundtrack for A Charlie Brown Christmas is downright transcendental. It perfectly encompasses the slight pain of remembering something so beautiful, like…
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