Finally reached the end of my Millenium binge with my first time watch of this notorious bad boy. I can imagine how divisive this film must be but I've avoided reading any discourse so I feel like I was able to watch with a fairly open mind and heart. Man, this is tough. There are so many moments when I found myself having fun and smiling at the goofy campy big swings but other times groaning and rolling my eyes…
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Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. 2003
Continuing my Millenium era binge with the penultimate entry. First rewatch after not that long ago so a lot of this is fresh in mind but the difference is now I have the previous film also fresh and was able to follow what the hell was going on better. The ghost bones of 1954 Godzilla in Mecha-Godzilla aka Kiryu is just a weird concept but even harder to grasp without any context. I kept thinking because of this entry that…
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Licorice Pizza 2021
I feel like this film should close the book on the early 70s Los Angeles nostalgia-driven indie film. I know that it won't, but I just think PTA has effectively drained every last drop from this well and I can honestly say I don't need any more. Obviously, there's a lot to admire here and I don't take any of it for granted: the performances, photography, production design, soundtrack, etc. The beautifully crafted fetishizing gave me deja vu from this…
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Poor Things 2023
This is my Barbie. Barbenstein?
My struggle right now with this film is that I decided Godzilla Minus One was best picture of the year right before I saw this and now I'm waffling. There are a few more contenders I need to get to but for now it's a tie. I was a little worried at the start just because for the first time a Yorgos film was reminding me of other films and filmmakers (Kaufman, Jeunet & Carot), but…
