There are some nice moments here and there but this film is really let down by quite an underwhelming screenplay with a lot of missed punchlines and an uninteresting protagonist. The supporting cast are great and wish more of the wider ensemble had more time for their subplots because I don't think Michael Fassbender is the right fit for a comedy such as this even as the straight man. Taika Waititi has an unfunny, ham cameo and continues to erode…
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Mickey 17 2025
Quite uneven and not as sharp as it could have been, this film is a fine enough piece of cinema but does not balance tones and genres as well as Parasite or even Snowpiercer. Some comedic moments feel too broad and loud and some moments of heightened histrionics fall a bit flat. The film has a talented cast and some interesting ideas but it does not make the most of them and maybe juggles too many different concepts. I also…
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Megalopolis 2024
Aubrey Plaza is the kind of actor who elevate anything she's in and she seems to be the only actor who has a handle on the tone of this utterly bizarre misfire that is a fundamental failure on almost every level. The film is full of pretentious self serious performances and cartoonish characterisation and just looks appalling. The dialogue doesn't resemble anything a human would say in any reality and is performed with the most ridiculous self-satisfaction by Adam driver…
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The Railway Children 1970
Charming and quaint but I think I just expected more tbh. Bernard cribbins is fantastic though and that climactic scene at the station is beautifully done.
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