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  • Babylon

    ★★½

  • A Complete Unknown

    ★★

  • Wicked

    ★★★★

  • A Real Pain

    ★★★★½

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  • Babylon

    Babylon

    ★★½

    I read a lot of reviews after watching it and “self indulgent” is something that popped up a lot. I believe Chazelle made this film for his Hollywood friends and used the soundtrack b-roll for La La Land it would seem… perhaps a nod to even his films will live and die in this strange Hollywood black hole.

    There were some parts of this film which were great, surprisingly funny at times and well acted by a lot of the…

  • A Complete Unknown

    A Complete Unknown

    ★★

    Hmmm… 

    At times, an absolute snooze fest. I’m a big fan of Mangold, Dylan, Chalamet, unfortunately that doesn’t mean instant success.

    I watched Mangold’s Walk the Line a few years ago, with an excellent emotional performance from Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon the film had emotional stakes with the music scenes for rest-bite. It was a good combination and all in all an enjoyable film.

    What A Complete Unknown lacks is any emotional grounding. The skips in time feel quick…

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  • Wicked

    Wicked

    ★★★★

    Fun. Fun. Fun. I love  musical and this didn’t disappoint. Look forward to the next.

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