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Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Not really a final rating, I was extremely tired going into this and the structure does not lend to being in that state. I am a huge PWSA fan and this has a lot of the gonzo fantastical elements of his which I absolutely adore. It takes the source material of a guy who is almost notorious for long character-driven dramas (I have not read the original short story but I have seen House Of The Dragon) and makes a…
In an era of blockbusters which have felt for the most part disappointing, it's incredible to see a film like this which isn't just one of the strongest and most direct anti-capitalist, anti-trump, pro-revolution gonzo sci-fi movies, but a beautiful look into how we perceive ourselves and get in our own heads about things. Also helps that it has beautiful design work and perfect craft in all elements. Love, love, LOVE this movie!
Every moment feels almost entirely engineered for the purpose of making people point at the screen and say "reference?" So much of this film is built around the hype of actors to the point that it was considered a spoiler to even know that certain actors were in this film. From the faux emotional stakes to some of the ugliest shots I've seen generated in a computer I hated so fucking much of this film.
A couple of moments bring…
I would have thought that I'd at least get the mildest kick out of this. I've been put off of MCU movies for a while, so after I finished WandaVision earlier in the year I swore off the MCU until the next film came out, hoping I'd regain at least a surface level of entertainment for the series. Clearly that did not work.
Black Widow is one of the most uninteresting, uninspired and just flat out boring films I've seen…