A hypnotic, VFX-fueled epic of pure fantasy atmosphere, complex nature allegory, & bravura ocular craftsmanship w. a genius Dev Patel typecast, medieval necromancy, honor/religion/masculinity exposition, & modernize knights of round table. 9.5/10.
[category:actionadventure/fantasy/horror/drama/western/folk-movies,date:2021-08-30,rate:9.5,type:movies]
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Category: Drama/Indie
Pig (2021)
A languishing, quiescent, rustic melancholic treatise on repose, natural friendships, chefs, materialism, & loss in the misanthropic Oregonian wilderness, Pig is a violent revenge-drama w. a soul and expo of Cage’s [still-formidable] acting talents. 8.7/10.
[category:drama/revengethriller,date:2021-07-03,rate:8.7,type:movies]
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Annette (2021)
Though its powerful iconographic fantasia of strikingly hyper-manicured Caraxian shots galvanize the eye, a hypnagogic rock-opera of experimentalism in purgatory ~drowning a godly cast of Driver & Cotillard-led indie finesse in minor-keys. 7.5/10.
[category:fantasy/comedyromance/experimental/drama/musicals,date:2021-08-02,rate:7.5,type:movies]
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In The Heights (2021)
A cinematic event of hot authentic latin cultural rejoice, passion, musical dexterity, A/V expressionism, vital dreamer/immigrant story theme exposition, starmaking performances, community, & ethereal joyous energy lighting screen on-fire. 9.2/10.
[category:comedyromance/lgbtq-minority/drama/musicals,date:2021-06-05,rate:9.2,type:movies]
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Titane (2021)
The Palme D’Or aux Festival De Cannes for 2021 is a metallically-fetishized, darkly-provocative, wildly-original Cronenbergian fuel-injection of F1-adrenaline & ghastly Rawesque body-horror from the wicked mind of Ducorneau: a jaguar’s roar. 9.3/10.
[category:horror/drama/experimental,date:2021-04-05,rate:9.3,type:movies]
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Enemy Of The State (2021)
A bone-chilling, aciculate, thought-provocative exposé on the cybernetic jungle of internet age, privacy concerns, & mankind’s primal fascination w conspiracy theory, EOTS: a majestic, fiery doc of punk moxie on the viral hacktivism collective. 8.7/10.
[category:documentary/drama,date:2021-03-01,rate:8.7,type:movies]
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Cruella (2021)
A Girlboss [PG-13] Joker origin for the devil of dalmations, Cruella’s a wicked 1970’s brew of punk rock aesthetics & fashion with a bold performance by Emma Stone: transgressive of a love/hate discordance, mixedly-realized for demographics. 6/10.
[category:periodhistorical/drama/character-study,date:2021-02-05,rate:6,type:movies]
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Mank (2020)
The behind-the-scenes creation of Citizen Kane, Mank is a dream ciné-experience chronicling the avant-garde writing of a masterpiece with orgasmic meta-analysis, blithe axioms, ’30’s paean, Fincher/Oldman-pedigree, glorious chiaroscuro. 9.2/10.
[category:drama/film-noir/period-historical/political-drama,date:2020-12-02,rate:9.2,type:movies]
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Nomadland (2020)
A poetic, paradisiac, peripatetic journey of self-discovery across natural landscapes w. depth in grief/travel exposition & eulogization of the proletariat, Nomadland’s a beautifully-acted muse on the people forgotten by life, yet free to truly live. 9.4/10.
[category:drama/actionadventure/time-travel/spy-futurism,date:2020-06-27,rate:9.4,type:movies]
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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.
[category:drama/revengethriller/comedyromance/psychological,date:2020-10-02,rate:8.5,type:movies]
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