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  Captain America: Brave New World 2025

  ★½ Watched 09 Mar 2025

  No charisma, no heart, no soul. More of the same.

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  Nickel Boys 2024

  Watched 21 Jan 2025

  When I was at Howard, I had a professor tell me, “you can’t shoot every film like photography.” It irritated me at the time. I still sit with it from time to time. I think I’ve made my peace with it. Nevertheless, I think RaMell Ross & Jomo Fray figured it out. Obviously they’re not the first to do so, but within the context of Colson Whitehead’s Jim Crow South, Nickel Boys’ Polaroid frames evoke the feeling of family archives. For…

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  Babygirl 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 31 Dec 2024

  Two couples got up & left during the film. I think they needed some milk 🥛

  “There is a stain on the floor. […] Lord Jesus, on the hotel floor. I know you lying to me.” - Kay

  “This is uncomfortable.” - Co
  “I think he is crazy.” - Co

  Babygirl was every bit the ride I hoped it would be. I’m in awe of Nicole Kidman’s work ethic & output, but more importantly, I think there’s a fearlessness to her craft that I admire.

  & Harris Dickinson is a star. Even in a baggy suit.

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  Saturday Night 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 20 Dec 2024

  Late Night Trio #1

  This is the 1st film I watched in what I’m calling “The Late Night Trio”: Saturday Night, Woman of the Hour, & Late Night with the Devil, the three films released 2023-2024 based on the late night television culture of the 70s. A wild time.

  As the lightest of the three, Saturday Night is a wild ride, nonetheless. It watches a bit like a memoir reads, a series of vignettes tied together by a main character, in this case Gabriel LaBelle as Lorne Michaels. It’s fun. I’m into origin stories. I guess this qualifies as such.

  Also, loved the 16mm 🎥