Looks like I will be a big defender of this film. It’s kinda awkward, it’s put together in an unorthodox way, and its politics are hopeful, but I’m completely on board with it. There’s also a lot more here than just a strictly political critique. The central romance is strong and Pattinson carries the film with his portrayal of a character that is actually quite captivating. The denouement the second time around really solidified this for me. Bong gets stuck…
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The Brutalist 2024
This is a film that bites off quite a bit. Corbet has chosen his setting, characters, and plot carefully so as to allow him the ability to explore 3 thematic threads simultaneously. The big question mark here is whether or not he pulls it off, and the unsatisfying answer is: yes and no. Through the first half, this big novelistic confluence appears as though it will all come together with a grandiose deftness, however the film instead stumbles in its second half. …
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Mickey 17 2025
This was pretty good, though the level of craft displayed throughout makes you wish it had coalesced into something truly great in the end. Instead it remains scattered and leaves a bit of a bitter aftertaste from its easy-breezy conclusion, which doesn’t feel commensurate with what came before.
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It’s a blockbuster with some meat to it. Bong Joon Ho works in agogic accents, always dynamic he gives you the full gamut of emotions here, in spectacular emphases, while keeping…
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