A Glitzy Paean To Luxe Decadence, Infinitum Prurience, & Hedonistic Saturnalia Of Early 1920’s Tinseltown, Chazelle Is Back In La La Land W. Tragicomedy Balanced In Celebrée Of Movie History x Ne Plus Ultra Parable On Rise/Fall Of Empires. 9.4/10.
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Category: Musicals
West Side Story (2021)
One Of The Apex Classic Musicals of borough rivalry, young love, & social unrest: by-numbers Spielbergian reboot w. byzantine ocular magic by Janusz, reenergized choreography, sweeping Dudamelian acoustics, & *aggressive* unnecessity. 5.7/10.
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Self-Discovery for Social Survival
An avant-garde surfing doc with the most stunning ocean cinematography ever put to film against a masterpiece jazzy sample-fueled soundtrack innovatively created post-experientially, SDFSS is a psychedelic love-letter to sports-euphoria. 8.5/10.
[category:drama/experimental/documentary/musicals/sports,date:2019-04-20,rate:8.5,type:movies]
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Guava Island (2019)
Tropical infusion in culturally-vibrant animation/live-action vintage-filtered cinematography, a charismatic lead in Gambino opposite the improving Rihanna, and house-y emotive soundtrack mark this impressive pseudo-short film. 8.4/10.
[category:drama/experimental/musicals/animation,date:2019-03-04,rate:8.4,type:movies]
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Bohemian Rhapsody (2018)
A larger-than-life tale of the rock legends’ upcomings with sensory-overloading musical sets & crown-worthy performance by Malek as Freddie Mercury, Bohemian Rhapsody is a backstory-light and non-operatized biopic – but electrifying. 6/10.
[category:drama/periodhistorical/lgbtq-minority/character-study/musicals,date:2018-02-27,rate:6,type:movies]
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La La Land (2016)
Romanticism of a bygone Golden-Age Hollywood, La La Land is a pure, grandiose, sweeping musical amongst the best ever made – a jazzy love-letter to cinema and twinkle-town w. cosmic ballads, bewitching prod. design, marvelous leads. 9.6/10.
[category:drama/comedyromance/musicals,date:2016-09-15,rate:9.6,type:movies]
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The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The First Movie I Ever Saw & Most Influential Film Of All-Time, T.W.O. is a fantasy experience for the ages – a perfect amalgamation prismatizing filmmaking akin Kansas w. legacy-definitive storytelling, imagination, A/V, pure adventure. 10/10.
[category:classics/actionadventure/musicals/science-fiction/experimental/fantasy/mystery/comedyromance/psychological,date:1939-05-12,rate:10,type:movies]
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Moulin Rouge (2001)
A passion-fueled, wildly-original rogue showcase of Baz Luhrmann’s chef d’oeuvre visual panache in conjunction with phenomenal Ewan-led performances, elitism themes, and booming musical numbers; best operatic extravaganza in years. 8.9/10.
[category:comedyromance/musicals/drama/periodhistorical,date:2001-10-18,rate:8.9,type:movies]
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Singin’ In The Rain (1932)
A historic bloom-evolution in the history of motion pictures bringing words to the movies & grand MGM production of pure Golden-Age Hollywood cinematic magic & life; a time-capsule of technicolor, set-design, musical perfection, ecstasy. 10/10.
[category:comedyromance/musicals/periodhistorical,date:1932-09-15,rate:10,type:movies]
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Empire (2015)
Despite the now-infamous racial fabrication scandal’s toxicity and negative legacy, EMP was a refreshing TV dosage of [consummate] black creativity, energy, music: a night-soap journey behind-the-scenes of the production & business of rap. 7.6/10.
[category:drama/musicals,date:2015-06-01,rate:7.6,type:tvshows]
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