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  • The Pantone Guy

    ★★★

  • Emergent City

    ★★★★½

  • Manhunter

  • Chicken Run

    ★★★★★

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  • Emergent City

    Emergent City

    ★★★★½

    Loved the graphics on screen from the jump and the way they were integrated into the footage. This film did a great job of quickly getting into a complex issue and making it feel immediate. It’s an interesting topic but one that I think can be easily made tedious when trying to get up to speed. I appreciated the nuance and hearing so many different ideas, perspectives, and stakeholders. At the heart of it was a community that wanted the…

  • Manhunter

    Manhunter

    Incel vs. DEI hire???

    First Mann movie - very distinctive directing. I’m curious to watch other movies and see if his style carries thru. 

    Look, it’s technically a great movie. Ahead of its time. Clearly very influential. But also it’s a little cringe at times. A little heavy handed. 

    And I thought Lecktor sucked! Sorry!

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  • Barbie

    Barbie

    ★★★★½

    There’s so much creativity here!! Truly what a joy to watch.

    I think my biggest critique (which maybe would be resolved from a rewatch) is that I couldn’t quite grasp the rules of the worlds the movie existed in. Certain rules felt random or inconsistent or without cause. Maybe there are just some allegorical elements that aren’t connecting for me yet. I need to read some reviews by people smarter than me. Either way, it ultimately didn’t stop me from…

  • Bottoms

    Bottoms

    ★★★★½

    The funniest movie made in so so long. Like laugh out loud funny. So many banger lines. The comedy is so original and surprising and absurd. I’m like so mad I didn’t make this movie??