The best MCU project & type of avant-garde innovation we’ve craved by Marvel for 10+ years beyond blockbuster formula, WV+: boldly-stylized CBM-mystery/sci-fi/ comedy/romance/horror/fntsy of ignis ftis, phantasmagoria, TV-nostalgia. 9.4/10.
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Category: Comedy/Romance
Portrait Of A Lady On Fire (2019)
A brushstroke of pathos, romance, and visually-captivating emotion amongst the seaside rocky cliffs of 18th-Century France, Céline Sciamma has delivered powerful Cannes-worthy masterpiece – and the most breathtaking LGBTQ film ever. 9.5/10.
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Promising Young Woman (2020)
A boldly-stylized, candy-coated, delicious new flavor of revenge-thriller with ’80’s sex-appeal/edge & palpable relevance for #MeToo era, PYW flips predator-prey dynamics w. black comedic moxie & career-performance by Carey Mulligan. 8.5/10.
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Parasite (2019)
A masterpiece of socioeconomic classism discourse, parabolic cinematography, home invasion, black comedy, cultural themes, and poverty that transcends genres & perplexes long after credits roll, B.J.H.’s Parasite is the Best Film Of 2010’s. 9.8/10.
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The Flight Attendant (2020)
A hyperstylized, disorientative, vibrant TV murder-mystery that will leave pulp and black comedy fans on cloud-nine, TFA deftly-blends a mix of genres & career Kaley Cuoco performance to make a celebratory pronouncement of HBO Max now. 9/10.
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Freaky (2020)
Friday The 13th x Freaky Friday, Blumhouse has managed to craft another wickedly clever youth-energized innovation of slashers: a body-swap reversal of final-girl /killer dynamic w. ’80’s-meta, comical juxtaposition, & natl treasure Vaughn. 7.9/10.
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Palm Springs (2020)
A clever subversion of the monotony of everyday life/routine with a plot-eclectic time-loop arc elevated by a phenomenal Samberg lead performance & charming comedy-irreverence that blends genres and analyzes the human condition. 8.5/10.
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Emily In Paris (2020)
A counterfeit, ersatz, stereotypical portraiture of French culture and city of love, Emily In Paris is a pander to contemporary dystopia and early symptom of the rise of background-noise TV – synthesized, IQ-deprived reality-TV-with-a-plot. 2.3/10.
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Borat: Subsequent MovieFilm (2020)
A parable of Russian interference in U.S. elections with jabs at Trump’s [nightmare] America, clever disguises, epic pranks, & father-daughter bonds, Borat 2 highlights the real-world parody of 2020 – despite a bad ending and overpoliticization. 6.2/10
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Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
A neon-colored, pop-infused sci-fi/fantasy CBM-reimagination from the wildly-imaginative mind of Taika Waititi, Ragnarok finally pushes MCU-edges & saves Thor w. fine action, bleeding-edge idiosyncrasy, and [mixed] silly/juvenile humor. 7.5/10.
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