This is a musical within a musical within a musical! This is an interesting concept but does not make for a fully cohesive film. It shows us the terrible sacrifices that a composer makes towards his muse - in this case, musical theatre. For this it should be applauded. It also uses side characters as emotional morsels for a near-pathological need for the composer to express himself in a meaningful way - in this case, by musical theatre! For this…
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Three Thousand Years of Longing 2022
George Miller is definitely not sticking to type here. What do you expect from a director of Mad Max AND Babe - Pig in the City. Three Thousand Years of Longing is not easy to define. Fantasy? Romantic? Adventure? It tells the story of a woman who has studied story all her life. Story saved her from a lonely childhood and as an adult she steps into a story. Although it’s not clear if we are watching something created by…
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Better Man 2024
The choice to cast a chimpanzee (cgi) is an interesting one - something that makes this less about Robbie Williams than about a human in modern Western society dealing with his, and everyone else’s obsession with fame. The chimps at a tea party, which used to be a reality 50 (?) years ago at a famous zoo, come to mind. Starting with this cynical symbolic choice means that this is not a film necessarily for RW fans. In fact, it…
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Bullet Train 2022
This is an incredibly entertaining movie if you don’t mind the Tarantino-esque violence. The different storylines of the characters on the said “bullet train” are kept separate enough during the film to keep the viewer intrigued but brought together gradually to keep them informed - rather than confused. The comic duo known as “Lemon and Tangerine” are the heart of the movie, along with the father and son. But let’s not get too carried away - all the characters are…
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