AJ Beeman

AJ Beeman

Favorite films

  • Oldboy
  • Whiplash
  • Dreams
  • In the Same Breath

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  • The Devil Wears Prada

    ★★★½

  • Poor Things

    ★★★★½

  • Mickey 17

    ★★★★

  • Flow

    ★★★½

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  • The Devil Wears Prada

    The Devil Wears Prada

    ★★★½

    How chic. The real priase goes to the writing, characters, and acting. The wardrobe is also really superb (as you would expect), and the set design is actually pretty creative. Setups and camerawork? Sadly uninspired. You can do more than just cut to close ups during every emotional moment, and fall back to your wide in every punchline.

  • Poor Things

    Poor Things

    ★★★★½

    Oh. There's a hybrid animal in the background, a ducks head on a dog's body. No sense, never mentioned, and all it does is show one simple thing. How far can one character go in the name of surgical intervention? This film opens that jar wide open and peaks into nooks and crannys of our deepest thoughts. Bella is an incredible character, and this film takes her on an extraordinary journey. Yorgos's anamorphic lenses are the best edition too close-ups where the background is out of focus, every detail layers in, and adds up. Extremely satisfying. 9.6/10.

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  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★★

    I mean where do I fucking start? I think I'll start with it's completely worth it. Bong Joon Ho has an amazing discography of films beyond the oscar-winning Parasite. I'm happy to say I'd gladly add Mickey 17 to a list of his greatest. The baron Sci-Fi world, the weird characters, the hilarious political commentary, the animal conservationist ideas, deep-seated character development from one simple flashback, even small things like an insert shot of Mark Ruffalo's character from a crazy…

  • Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

    ★★★★

    Studio: Hey when you shoot with infa-red cameras you can't add color back in so maybe don't shoot that way cause it's risky.

    Denis: To bad.