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Metal Lords 2022
I come from a background of playing in old bay area thrash and crossover metal bands, a couple of note, to be honest. To be blunt, some of my oldest friends are hanging on the walls of the "Metal Kid" characters in the film. It was my scene for years, and I can smell a "poser" a mile away. And phew there have been a lot of "poser" metal films.
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X 2022
Simple little exercise in tension, and grossing the audience out. So reference heavy it's almost meta, but fun. Even though it is a period piece, Ti West's hipster aesthetic still surfaces, namely in the ageism displayed in the film, with it's paranoia of anything with a wrinkle.
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Captive State 2019
Ann obvious parable to the Trump presidency, and not the film I was expecting to see.
Do not go in looking for a humans vs. alien invaders shoot 'em up. CAPTIVE STATE is a political thriller meets the underrated tv show FALLEN SKIES, and likely "deeper" than a lot of people who are going to flock to it it's first week in theaters.
This one has legs. I'm giving it a higher rating than my initial enjoyment level warrants, because I'm pretty sure it's a grower, not a shower.
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Uncut Gems 2019
Devastating. UNCUT GEMS recalls the the darker works of Altman and Lumet, embraces the unflinching brutality of Ferrara, echoes Friedkin, and gives a sometimes laughably bad comedy star, and a woman who has never made a film before, the two primary roles.
The Safdie Bros take a gamble as big as their lead character Howie, here. After the word of mouth wildfire that was GOOD TIME, they had/have a lot riding on this.
There's nothing to worry about. UNCUT GEMS…
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