This movie leaves me so conflicted. On one hand, I love the idea Todd Phillips was going for. An admonishment of the segment of the audience that missed the point of the first film or worse, glorified Joker as a symbol of their edginess is something I love to see. As someone whose favorite book is Dune: Messiah, I’m a huge sucker for demythologizing a protagonist.
The problem with Joker: Folie a Deux is that Todd Phillips is so focused on…
So I saw Civil War last night (in IMAX)! It was really good! It was very interesting in how it was executed. The film is honestly more about war journalists than it is the actual war itself.
I think the director intentionally chose a new American Civil War as the setting to make the general audience connect with it more than just showing a war in a far-off country. It’s very jarring seeing such ubiquitous American imagery like a shopping…
Denis Villeneuve has again proven that he understands the cinematic language in a way that truly resonates with my soul, especially when he plays in the worlds of Science Fiction.
Dune: Part Two was arguably a bigger leap of faith than the first journey to Arrakis he took us on in 2021. The allegiances get twisted, the visuals get weirder, and the story hits a scale that is seldom seen anymore outside of the biggest of blockbusters.
Despite this, Villeneuve…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
In a landscape where everything gets a sequel and most of them end up being fine at best and awful at worst, Across the Spiderverse is a reminder that sometimes there is a compelling reason to continue a world beyond strictly financial reasons.
I’ll just say it, this is the most beautiful movie I’ve ever seen. The animation is so meticulously well-executed that I literally teared up a few times at the sheer wonder of what I was seeing. Gwen’s…
