I am not sure I have ever before seen a movie that so thoroughly interrogates its meaning and the meaning of its broader franchise, both as events in the world of the movie and as cultural artifacts in the real world, earnestly disgusted at times with its own existence. I heard that the movie was "meta," but I expected a Deadpool sort of cheeky meta that laughs at its own tropes, and while this approaches that at moments, most of…
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Mad Max: Fury Road 2015
Review of the Black & Chrome Edition, which was removed from Letterboxd one day after I reviewed it for whatever reason:
Approximately equal to the color version in quality (which is to say, very good). This film is definitely more beautiful, as the generic Hollywood blue/orange contrast is gone—though I understand the necessity of that in the color version, considering how the desert and sky don't give many options in terms of a color palette. In black and white, there is…
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Chernobyl 2019
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
I disagree with this site adding the ability to review a miniseries (or an entire series occasionally), but now I have a response to one that seems to be fairly atypical and so I feel is worth sharing. My opinion is well over a year too late (perhaps it says something about this show's quality that no one seems to talk about it anymore?), but I feel I must get these thoughts out so I will not explode with frustration.…
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Sorry to Bother You 2018
It is perhaps best to begin to understand Sorry to Bother You as a Trojan Horse. It's a safe assumption that this movie will draw a younger crowd, more susceptible to progressive politics and unconventional storytelling than, say, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. But even the portion of filmgoers who watch indie movies and are eager to see more diversity on the big screen might not be ready for what this one has to offer. Its surreal, ambitious storytelling may…
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