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Recent reviews

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  Anora 2024

  ★★★★½ Watched 28 Oct 2024

  A searing, masterful indictment of the way we consume and dismiss young women. The trailers set this up as a silly romp with slapstick hijinx, but by the end of the film Anora is shaking us by the shoulders saying, “don’t you get it? This was trauma.”

  Ani is charming, hopeful, sharp witted and strategic. Everything we want a powerful heroine to be. But unlike so many pictures with such strong female leads, this is not a fantasy film where…

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  The Brutalist 2024

  ★★★½ Watched 10 Nov 2024 3

  Beautifully made movie about… the weird and sometimes traumatic sex life of a fictional architect. 

  That’s really what it is, I wish it was about architecture. And yes, obviously I know this is 🚬 c i n é m a, and the sex isn’t really just sex, it’s a metaphor, but I would like the auteur film bros to find a new metaphor. Does the story of the Jewish immigrant experience need to be told through titties? Does the exposition need…

Popular reviews

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  Poor Things 2023

  ½ Watched 01 Feb 2024 1

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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  Challengers 2024

  ★★ Watched 05 May 2024

  Kind of just not a movie really? Kept waiting for literally anything to happen. 

  I guess if you can’t write one 3-dimensional character just slap together three 1-dimensional characters. 

  It’s giving broke. It’s giving ‘couldn’t afford writers.’ It’s giving ‘we need a product placement check, how do we cram as many logos into a movie as possible? Tennis? Perfect. Plot? Whatever. People will see it if Zendaya is in her undies. Also ask Zendaya if she can spot us the budget.’

  That said, Zendaya is really bringing the acting chops to these modeling gigs she keeps getting. Can’t wait to see her play a character.