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Rebel Ridge 2024
Rebel Ridge is a socially conscious action thriller directed with a sure hand by the always reliable Jeremy Saulnier. He knows how to hold the tension and not let it go.
It deals with police and institutional corruption and (not so) veiled systemic racism. It is over-expositive in parts, and the antagonists border on the caricature, but nonetheless, it is a gripping and satisfying watch.
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Queer 2024
Unsuspecting viewers might mistakenly believe that Queer is a lighthearted romantic comedy, starring Daniel Craig and set against the vibrant backdrop of sunny Mexico. On the other hand, astute fine-print readers might notice that the movie is based on the eponymous book by William S. Burroughs (known for his fractured and stream-of-consciousness narratives) so one cannot possibly expect a conventional movie experience.
Queer is a film whose language lives in the unsaid and the profoundly ineffable. Lee, portrayed with layered…
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Chronic 2015
A lonely and depressed in house male nurse, with a lot of inner demons, overdedicates to his terminally ill patients to the brink of exhaustion and crossing of personal boundaries, drawing both praise and the ire of their families.
Michel Franco wants to see what his characters do in extreme situations and how they find ways to cope and Tim Roth is the perfect vessel for his themes.
He plays David with such understated sadness and lifelessness, like a man…Translated from by -
Joker: Folie à Deux 2024
Joaquin Phoenix is such a great actor. His silent expression itself is worth a thousand lines of dialogue.
Granted, the movie has a serious rhythm issue. It drags unnecessarily in several parts. The long-running length has no reason to be.
This is not a great movie, mind you, but it's way better than it's being made to be. It has Joaquin Phoenix, and the musical sequences are great and well-fitting to his mental illness.
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