It’s not actually that long but it feels about a half an hour too long and is somehow not actually that horny after all. Good enough, though far more interesting when it strays away from its source material. A bit too reliant on jump scares for my taste, and Skarsgård doesn’t quite do it for me. But it’s atmospheric, deliciously gothic, and well worth a watch even if it doesn’t quite pull off the allegory it’s reaching for.
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Wicked 2024
I don’t know how they did it, but Wicked is a 2.5 hour movie that feels about an hour shorter than it is and improves on the first act of the musical in every conceivable way. Having watched the movie, it’s difficult to imagine that this wasn’t the way the musical was always meant to be. Everything flows so naturally narratively, with both the story itself and the characters given a ton of space to breathe and naturally develop. The songs…
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Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls 2023
Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls isn’t gonna be for everyone. The humor is often hit or miss, the pacing is fairly uneven, and the plot’s nothing new. Put simply, there are moments where the film feels like it’s trying too hard to be the next “Cult Classic.” But when Onyx the Fortuitous works, it works remarkably well. The cast all do an admirable job, delivering some genuinely hilarious, often heartwarming performances in the face of all this…
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Leonor Will Never Die 2022
This one's a weird one for me. I enjoyed both of the main plots. And I loved the way it celebrated the power of filmmaking. But something about it never quite clicked. Perhaps that dedication to celebrating filmmaking came at the expense of a totally coherent narrative. But regardless, Leonor Will Never Die is the kind of film that's very easy to get into if you can just look past the logistics of it all. There's a bunch of stuff…
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