A blockbuster cinematic event of a generation and the zenith MCU film experience: epic comic book viz, history, cameos, action balanced w. trilogy-fixing narrative of humanity, depth, grief exposition, heart, sacrifice de/reconstructing a hero. 9.2/10.
[category:actionadventure/science-fiction/comic-book-movies-tv,date:2021-12-15,rate:9.2,type:movies]
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Category: Coming-Of-Age
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.
[category:horror/comedyromance/slasher/coming-of-age/body-swap,date:2020-10-31,rate:7.9,type:movies]
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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
[category:comedyromance/coming-of-age,date:2020-05-12,rate:6.2,type:movies]
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Jojo Rabbit (2019)
A brilliant anti-hate satire bringing Taika Waititi’s signature blend of humour and pathos to the one place off-limits, managing to *still* bravely find gags and a coming-of-age morality tale in subversive, vibrant, & mega-stylish fashion. 7.6/10.
[category:comedyromance/coming-of-age,date:2019-05-12,rate:7.6,type:movies]
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Invincible (2021)
Though its cast, bloody R-violence, & mature themes engage, we’re exhausted by the [comprehensively-unoriginal] DC/Justice-League knockoff projects within a paradigm of CBM-fatigue; here clichéd, mixedly-aestheticized, choppy tone. 5.2/10.
[category:drama/actionadventure/comic-book-movies-tv/coming-of-age/animation,date:2021-09-15,rate:5.2,type:tvshows]
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It: Chapter Two (2019)
Though darker in tone with perfect older Losers Club castings and inventive scare sequences, Chapter 2 is an hour-overlong, ill-paced, closure-less slog with messy plotting, an underwhelming finale, and insufficient Pennywise exposition. 4.2/10.
[category:horror/mystery/coming-of-age,date:2019-03-02,rate:4.2,type:movies]
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Stargirl (2020)
From its striking opening JSA scene, Stargirl breathes a pure nostalgic Silver-Age comic book lore/vibrance – boosted by classic Nebraska-set Americana, good CGI, mythology depth, youthful pop energized tone, & ablaze Brec Bassnger lead. 7.2/10.
[category:actionadventure/comic-book-movies-tv/coming-of-age,date:2020-04-02,rate:7.2,type:tvshows]
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Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark (2019)
A twisted, ominous spookfest sure to become the next Halloween staple with imaginative draconian literature/live-action scares, eerie atmospherics, strong character-based storytelling, & smart del-Torro script of genre nostalgia. 7.1/10.
[category:horror/coming-of-age/kaiju/fantasy,date:2019-12-16,rate:7.1,type:movies]
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Los Tigres Non Tienen Miedo (2019)
A dark, twisted fantasy adventure in the concrete jungle of Mexico City, blending narcotics crime drama, horror, & children’s fairy tales with phantasmagoria, cartel violence, & social consciousness latinx themes, reframing childhood trauma. 9/10.
[category:drama/horror/fantasy/crime-films/coming-of-age/internationale,date:2019-02-20,rate:9,type:movies]
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Euphoria (HBO)
A hypnotic, visually and cinematographically-stunning visceral take on substance abuse/youth finding perfect fit in Zendaya’s nihilistic sarcasm, slow-booming distortion-laden soundtrack, mature themes, & candid modern-HS canvas. 8.7/10.
[category:drama/coming-of-age,date:2019-05-20,rate:8.7,type:tvshows]
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