Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (2023)
Cinematic and dramatic and personal and well-researched and meta. So interesting and beautiful to watch. Despite the tremors, Fox has still got it. He’s charming, funny, smart, and through the tremors, he still teases us with that winning smile. The wit, clever expressions, and insights imply a playful but deep…
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It Ain’t Over (2022)
A wonderful biography and love letter to a really good guy. Just sorry it couldn’t be completed before his passing. Quality interviews from a great selection of family and friends and players. I’m impressed at how knowledgeable and passionate his granddaughter was. Swisher is a clown. Touching send-offs during the…
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South Park: Joining the Panderverse (2023)
Amazing how they keep cranking these funny, amazingly topical episodes. It’s really smart at first, but the same jokes and social criticisms over and over start to get old. How did Kennedy become such a target?
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Facing Nolan (2022)
A nice love letter to Nolan, though it’s sweetly just as much about his wife Ruth. Seeing and hearing the love from his family makes the Hall of Fame speech at the end more touching. Great interviews. Shame Ventura couldn’t man up for this one. But interspersing the interviews and…
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Road House (2024)
A loose remake of the original, and there’s nothing good here. Unimpressive story, casting, acting, characters, dialogue. This is just popcorn violence, though the fights are well-shot. I like Gyllenhaal, and he’s got some impressive muscles, but with a goofy grin and awkward hesitation before delivering each line of dialogue,…
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Dune: Part Two (2024)
I know it’s an old story, coming from Herbert’s 1965 novel, but I can’t help but see the parallels to other films with same story. I’m thinking of the search for “the One” in “The Matrix” and the outsider falling in love with a local and passing all the tests…
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Poor Things (2023)
A philosophical and erotic dark comedy based in some sort of steampunk alternate reality, definitely something different. It’s got much of the same whimsy as Michel Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (especially the scene where Jim Carrey plays a baby version of himself), skies like impressionist paintings similar…
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Thirteen Lives (2022)
Good companion piece to The Rescue. This one’s basically the same, only with a bit of Hollywood polish. Beautifully shot. The cave scenes were surely hard to shoot and so claustrophobic that they’re hard to watch. Viggo and Colin, both playing low-key simpletons, do a nice job with the accents…
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Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
Not good. The formula barely worked for the first film, now it’s totally done. Guttenberg is still painfully unfunny. In retrospect, it’s hard to believe Bobcat made a career of this schtick.
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Police Academy (1984)
I guess it’s an original storyline, but the comedy is very lowbrow, even for the 80’s. Steve Guttenberg is painfully unfunny and uncharming.
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Migration (2023)
Animation is nice, but there’s nothing particularly funny or touching or clever about this one.
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The Boy and the Heron (2023)
The beautiful Miyazaki animation and Hisaishi score that we’ve come to know and love, but this one was totally weird. Many moments during the story when I had no idea what was going on.
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Leave the World Behind (2023)
A slow, creepy, suspenseful build that feels like a Shyamalan or Peele production. But the reveal is excruciatingly slow, and despite the promise early on, the payoff is not there in the end. Great cast. Roberts exudes tension and discomfort beautifully. How has Ethan Hawke never been pressured to fix…
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The Occupation of the American Mind (2016)
The film is neatly set up by the steady and surprisingly articulate voice of Roger Waters, but it does not fairly explore complicated history and motivations from both sides. The one-sided arguments are manipulative and dangerous, and overlaying everything with a eerie, droning score in a minor key makes me…
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Napoleon (2023)
It’s really hard to care about Napoleon or anything he does when he has no redeeming qualities. He’s selfish, egotistical, and pursues unhealthy relationships with broken people. A main character you don’t want to root for is going to be the biggest flaw of any film. Phoenix has turned in…
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)
Decent. Most impressive is the animation. Blows me away how they achieve this semi-realistic but totally animated effect. Chan and Ice Cube’s voices are the most distinctive and enjoyable. Everyone else’s voice performances are ordinary.
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The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
A romantic tale told in flashback, capturing the hearts of America the same way The Notebook would a generation later. Streep and Eastwood do have an undeniable chemistry. Streep pulls off a remarkably sexual performance, perhaps the only time I’ve ever seen her take on a role like this. Her…
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Close (2022)
Is this story about two young boys who are simply good friends? Is there an implication of early homosexuality? Is the line between those things blurred? Or is that exactly the message, that the line is often blurred? This to me is the most interesting question of the film. It’s…
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Carl’s Date (2023)
Cute and faithful to the Up story, but I would have liked to get a hint of how the date played out.
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Elemental (2023)
It’s not getting great ratings, but I thought it was a quality Pixar release. Surprisingly good, with funny moments and a few sweet, tearjerking scenes. The fire family is clearly based on a real-life, ethnic backstory. It’s not too on-the nose and successfully makes the film a little more personal.…
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Home (2015)
Touching and fun, with some pretty good comedy. Beautifully animated, with interesting color changes signifying emotions. The dialogue written for the Boovs is amazing, really creative and fun. Parsons is fantastic with it. Interesting that Tip doesn’t seem to miss, mention, or even have a father.
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Rocketry: The Nambi Effect (2022)
Madhavan seems like an interesting guy. He goes by one name, he seems to be a big star in India, and he wrote, directed, and starred in this film. He’s done some work to look like the real Nambi, so props for that. But why are rockets so important to…
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Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023)
Same formula as the other Mission Impossible films, and it’s a formula that doesn’t excite me. Hunt is a rogue government agent who is smarter and more noble and more daring than both the good guys and the bad guys. How different is this from the Bourne or Bond franchises?…
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Oppenheimer (2023)
A chilling biography of a man and a pivotal point in human history. Murphy is fantastic in the lead role, capturing Oppenheimer’s bright but sad eyes, slight frame, and doing a particularly wonderful job with his exquisite voice, delivering an authentic, gravelly American accent without any trace of his native…
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Creed III (2023)
I think they did as good as they could with a formula that’s so tired at this point. Jordan is a good actor, and yes his physicality is impressive. Majors has a scary, wonderful mix of innocent charm and ferocity. They did a great job with the simultaneous slow reveal…
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Flee (2021)
Highly praised, and the historical background is tragic, but the personal story didn’t grab me, and I found it awfully boring. The animation and subtle score were nice and barely enough to keep me engaged.
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The Whale (2022)
Heavy (pun intended). Watching someone die is never fun. Fraser’s first proper dramatic performance. Always found him very annoying, but he conveys some real heart through that fat suit. Sink plays a good bitch. She has a fiery, articulate cuteness like Britt Robertson. Morton’s pretty good as a trashy American…
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The Father (2020)
Cleverly structured movie, with editing and visual tricks that recreate Anthony’s confusion and delusion for the viewer. Not as disjointed and manipulative as Chris Nolan’s Memento, but definitely a step in that direction. Is there a movie that captures the excruciating and heart-wrenching experience of dementia more effectively? The one…
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The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
Delightful little story. I could imagine this playing out perfectly on the stage with a couple of quality actors. The story is driven by the dialogue, and oh how wonderfully playful and natural it is. This is some really good writing, worthy of Best Screenplay awards. Beautifully shot. Everything takes…
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Farha (2021)
In a horrifying, depressing, but beautifully simple way, Sallam shines a light on a bit of history that many may not be familiar with. As the first movie I can think of that makes the Jews the bad guys, it’s definitely making me rethink things a bit. This story is…
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All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
Probably the most horrifying war movie I’ve seen, with vivid grit and graphic brutality that eclipses even Saving Private Ryan and 1917. In this one, we have an interestingly sympathetic German perspective, but in the end, we get the familiar statement about the senselessness and futility and tragedy of war.…
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
A light-hearted, faithful story with lots of homages to the franchise. Good characters, fun voices, and great music, with lots of familiar themes thoughtfully reworked to fit scenes. Pratt does this stuff with ease, though maybe he wasn’t given enough free reign here. He’s not hilarious. Anya Taylor-Joy gives Peach…
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Werewolf by Night (2022)
Wonder, weirdness, and dark whimsy of Tim Burton with the realism and structure of Marvel. A wonderful play on the genre, with old school horror music and title cards and expressionist lighting and blood spatters. And the wonderful color twist at the end. A cute little story! Great casting and…
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Glass Onion (2022)
Blanc is in the tradition of Holmes and Poirot and Colombo. I wonder who’s the smartest? Watching these, we try to keep up with Blanc, right? We want to see if we’re as smart as he is. But there’s no way to do this if things are hidden from us…
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Tina (2021)
Nicely paced with great footage, dramatized just enough with a gentle score. She seems like a great woman.
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LA 92 (2017)
Definitely a lot of footage I haven’t seen. I knew the violence and destruction were bad, but I didn’t know this bad. And some cross-cutting at the end that ominously implies that things haven’t changed and likely won’t change anytime soon. Definitely one of many scars on the face of…
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Green Lantern (2011)
Silly story, characters, dialogue, and visuals. Iron Man had come out 3 years earlier, why couldn’t this movie take some cues? Effects are dated and overdramatized with cool colors and cool camera movements and cool sounds. We were supposed to be done with that in the 90’s. Reynolds and Lively…
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Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
Recently crowned best movie ever by Sight & Sound magazine, so I had to give it a shot. Admittedly, there is something voyeuristically interesting about this. The long takes combined with dioramic, flat, Wes Anderson camera angles in rooms and hallways are strangely captivating. But the novelty wears off. Watching…
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My Octopus Teacher (2020)
Surprisingly delicate and sweet and sad. Foster seems like an interesting, articulate, humble, spiritual guy. His narration is well-paced and natural. His voice and accent are very zen, and I think that does a lot to make the film very gentle and warm and contemplative. I can’t imagine a guy…
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The Rescue (2021)
Claustrophobic and gripping, with incredible suspense and tension throughout. Gentle scoring really works well to sustain the mood. Helpful, beautiful graphics are combined with great explanations by the cave divers. You really do admire these rescuers in the end. Despite their admitted social anxieties and insecurities, they’re intelligent and well-spoken…
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Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
A long wait for this one. Was it worth the wait? Almost. Overall, another technical masterpiece from Cameron. There’s no disputing that the beautiful world he has created and the visual effects used to bring it to life show a creativity and technical competency that makes him one of the…
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Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)
A cute and pleasant film. I really enjoy how they avoid Marcel’s whole origin story and completely gloss over the fact that Marcel is a sentient, anthropomorphic shell. Biggest issue is that not a lot happens, and it starts to get a little boring after the novelty wears off. Slate…
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Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
This year’s WTF art movie. But what kind of movie is it supposed to be? Funny? Cool? Interesting? Complicated? Philosophical? Quirky? Inspirational? Romantic? Touching? When it tries to be all at once, it succeeds at nothing. And if every 7 minutes we have another climax with a time-distorted, magical confluence…
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In Bruges (2008)
Things feel a little weird in the beginning, with loosely edited dialogue and light comedy that doesn’t really work. But as the story deepened and the characters developed and the beauty of Bruges slowly revealed itself, it all grew on me. By the end, we have a cleanly told, symbolism-filled…
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Confess, Fletch (2022)
Hamm channels Chevy in expression, habit, and quick wit, but he’s not Chevy. I’m just not convinced Hamm is all that funny. Some of his dialogue feels a bit scripted and forced, and a smart-ass who is not that funny starts to get annoying. Izzo looks like a mix of…
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The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl (1993)
What a remarkable connection to history she is. Great to have been able to get these interviews with her, even if this project was conceived by Leni herself. Fiery and pretty sharp for 90. I really appreciated Leni’s very frank and matter-of-fact answers. What I like most is how they…
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On Deadly Ground (1994)
A festering pile of shit, from story to editing to acting to casting. Seagal is a C-list action star and a D-list actor. Shame seeing respectable actors like Caine and Thornton wasted. Hard to take McGinley seriously. The PSA and associated press footage tacked onto the end is laughable. And…
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A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995)
The guy is passionate about movies. I wonder how many of today’s directors have this kind of passion for and familiarity with the classics. Should have been required viewing in film school. I like how personal it is, and I love Scorsese’s unique, fast-talking narration. But a camera fixated on…
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David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020)
This is not a biography, but it certainly gives us a lot more insight into the man than we’ve ever gotten before. A true personal statement, and since he’s one of the few experienced enough in this subject, he’s earned the right to make one. Beautiful footage from the documentaries…
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Coda (2021)
A beautiful film, with magic coming from the sweet and cleanly told story, the heartfelt and authentic characters, and perfect casting. The drama of having a voice in a deaf family is real and marvelously explored in this one. Similar drama plays out in Mr. Holland’s Opus (though perhaps in…
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Soul (2020)
Interesting exploration of complicated ideas and a real thinker for spiritual adults, but it might be a little too cerebral for kids. The genius of Pixar is that their stories are not about enemies. Instead, the antagonist is always life and its emotional complexities. The hero must find a way…
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The Batman (2022)
They set out to make something even darker and moodier than the Nolan’s Batman, and they succeeded. The contemplative pace something different for a superhero movie. I like it overall, but it starts to wear a bit in a movie this long. After The Lighthouse and this one, Pattison is…
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Encanto (2021)
Engaging story full of magic, wonderful animation, and good comedy. It’s clear that Disney has assimilated Pixar without major consequence, as this one feels like an independent Pixar release.
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Nope (2022)
Beautiful photography, effects are impressive, and Peele is really great at creating tension and suspense for a few moments at a time, but all these little moments don’t support a very good story. Carnivorous alien spaceships? Why are they here and what do they want? Where is the media or…
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Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Nice to get all the old stars back, I guess, but the story and dialogue is awfully goofy. A spell that has the power to destroy the universe is interrupted by Peter Parker being annoying? And now his motivation is to make all the bad people from the old movies…
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What Is a Woman? (2022)
It takes balls (no pun intended) to take on this topic, as it’s certainly controversial and messy, but I wish Walsh was a little more sincere in his approach. Dramatizations of fishing and kicking a bulletin board and waking up in the middle of the night, along with melodramatic cutaways…
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Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022)
Animation is good, but story is thin, characters are not that interesting, and the editing is dizzying. A few smirks.
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Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
A wonderful sequel, even more impressive considering it’s been 36 years. Kosinski has done a really good job honoring the story and style of the first, with many of the shots and scenes playing clear homage. Kosinski’s filmography is also a testament to how versatile he is. So far, so…
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Ricky Gervais: SuperNature (2022)
Simultaneously irreverent and insightful, Gervais really pushes the envelope but maintains the funny. Wish he would have stuck a bit more to his central theme, though. The tangents are all enjoyable but make me wonder why he created this title for the material.
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The First Wives Club (1996)
A comedy essentially about feminist empowerment. A sneaky line to walk, as questionable moral stances can be masked with laughs. There are perhaps some double standards at play here. Would love to see how a “The First Husbands Club” movie would work, where men punish and blackmail and humiliate their…
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Jeremiah Johnson (1972)
A combo of Richard Proenneke and The Revenant, with some 1970’s weirdness.
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American Outlaws (2001)
Farrell had a magnetism, even back then, and does OK with the accent, sounding American though not all that southern. Interesting how they made no mention that James was shot in the back of the head. But the movie’s not so great. The Moby score at the beginning and end…
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
I really liked this as a kid, and the gags still hold up today. Amazing how Nielsen was able to come out of nowhere to crank out a string of light comedies at the end of his career. Weird seeing OJ in it now, after everything that has transpired since…
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Reno 911!: The Hunt for QAnon (2021)
I smiled a couple of times, maybe. Love seeing the old crew back together, but it’s just not that funny. Smaller roles by more well-known comics do not help.
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Palm Springs (2020)
A Groundhog Day rip-off that is less creative and less funny. If we’re supposed to take the whole story seriously and feel for the characters, what’s the deal with the dinosaurs? They get out of this metaphysical dilemma by blowing it up? What’s redeeming about that? Samberg can be so…
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Paris, Texas (1984)
Definitely something different, maybe one of the better movies to come out during a very awkward time for movies. Wasn’t sure I was on board at first, with things moving so slowly and Stanton’s vacant, emotionally unexpressive performance leading the way. Stanton has never been one of my favorites, with…
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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
Surprisingly dark, not the story I expected. But the biggest issue is that the story and characters are a little too simple. There’s not much going on in this movie. Mr. Rogers, who by all accounts really was a great guy, is a little too perfect here. Chris Cooper is…
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Don’t Look Up (2021)
Like McKay’s The Big Short, it straddles between being a dramatic story and a farce. Screaming rants by Mindy and Dibiasky, seriousness by Teddy, ominous scoring, and impressive visual effects make it seem like we should really care about what is potentially an end-of-the-world situation, but then idiotic, over-the-top behavior…
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The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
Interesting twist on the story, probably the best they could do after all this time. Similar to original in theme and style. They did capture some of the magic of the first movie, but it’s hard to make that kind of impact on a viewer again. Love that Keanu shaved…
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Klaus (2019)
A very neat take on a traditional story, stopping just short of being a literal origin story for Santa Claus and Christmas. Creatively, beautifully animated and kind of funny.
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Palm Trees in the Snow (2015)
A steamy, romantic, beautiful story about forbidden love in a faraway place and time, epic in scale and in length. A wonderful surprise. As a period piece, the scenery is exquisite and the sets are wonderfully authentic. It feels like we were really there, with only CGI ships and planes…
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Sing (2016)
Wonderfully animated, nicely paced, good characters, and great singing voices from an impressive cast. Newcomer Tori Kelly makes an impression as Meena the elephant, and McFarlane shines as Mike the mouse.
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The Forgiven (2017)
Poignant story about the political and psychological power of forgiveness, redemption, and compassion. Whitaker is really good. His embodiment of Tutu seems a little more jovial and silly than it should have been, but his performance is spot on when it counts. Bana plays hate very well but can’t seem…
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Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021)
Camp as Emily Elizabeth was smarter-than-her-years interesting at times, but very ordinary at others. Whitehall was pretty good, with light laughs and expressions and delivery that reminded me a bit of T.J. Miller. Everyone else was annoying. The dog effects are mediocre, soft compared to the sharp details in background…
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Red Notice (2021)
Pretty people, beautifully shot, nice effects, and decent action scenes. But with the plot bending on itself every few minutes to throw yet another twist at us and every scene filled with people trying to outcool each other with dialogue, I didn’t care about the story or any of the…
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Rocky Vs. Drago – The Ultimate Director’s Cut (1985)
Some of the new footage indeed adds some humanity, but at the cost of some of the old footage, editing, pacing. Despite an honest effort to preserve the integrity of the story, things didn’t flow quite as well in this one as in the original. Drago has slightly more dialogue,…
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Dune (2021)
An epic film which straddles the line between fantasy and science fiction. People and places and times so far removed from us and moments of magic push us towards fantasy, but the implied, very distant ties to Earth history, bull imagery, bagpipes, and palm trees remind us that this is…
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No Time to Die (2021)
So many characters in this one. I’ve seen all the Bonds, but it was still hard for me to follow along. Great to see Waltz back, but he competed with Malek for attention as the film’s primary villain. Lynch is a nice addition, de Armas is fun, but she’s only…
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Planet of the Humans (2019)
Lots of emotional, disturbing footage. So green energy is bad, silicon is bad, graphite is bad, electric cars are bad, solar panels are bad, turbines are bad, batteries are bad. Making or doing anything is bad, and nobody can be trusted. But it all just seems fatalistic when it doesn’t…
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Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2004)
Interesting and well-made. John Waters is the perfect narrator for this project.
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Val (2021)
An interesting profile of an interesting guy. It’s personal, historically interesting, with a blanket of melancholy over the whole thing. Sad to see Val in his state, but glad he was able to help put this together while we still have him. Must have been an editing nightmare, with so…
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Gunpowder Milkshake (2021)
Very stylish, but that gets old very quickly and it ends up being just a pile of shit. Part Kill Bill, part Baby Driver, and part The Professional, with the glorified violence, theatrical lighting, blazing colors, gratuitous slo-mo, exaggerated sound effects, melodramatic score, and horribly stereotyped villains that we’ve become…
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The One Where They Get Back Together (2021)
A documentary, a sequel, a love letter, an emotional tribute to a sitcom that touched millions. An amazing collection of show clips, backstage footage, bloopers, interviews, with masterful editing weaving it all together. A subtle, slow variation of the show theme at the end adds a nice accent. Glad that…
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Don’t F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer (2019)
A creepy, intimate look at a psychopath. The exploration of his character is interesting and the collection of security camera footage is impressive, but there are way too many melodramatic interviews and useless cutaway shots to Facebook posts, search bars being filled, and lingering cityscapes. It’s all useless filler. This…
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Collective (2019)
The hallmark of a good documentary is interesting and emotional subject matter, well-assembled footage, and an invisible camera. This documentary succeeds on all levels. It truly is an impressive collection of footage. The most private, emotional, and potentially dangerous conversations are captured with quality and care and, often, with multiple…
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The Frozen North (2006)
Hard to understand Dick’s own voiceover, presumably recorded when he was an old man. He’s not very good at reading his own material. Might have been worth combining all the footage to produce a more complete, succinct, well-rounded documentary about Dick and his experience.
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Alone in the Wilderness Part II (2011)
This one is mostly from the point of view of two others, giving us a bit more background on the man, which makes his life a little more interesting. But the footage is starting to get a bit boring.
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Alone in the Wilderness (2004)
Dick led a fascinating, solitary existence in Alaska. It’s amazing what kind of life he was able to build for himself. Like Bob Ross, Dick has a real appreciation for the Alaskan outdoors, and he does a good job capturing it with his modest photography skills and equipment. All the…
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Sound of Metal (2019)
Powerful. Should be an easy Oscar win for the exquisite sound design. Fantastic performances by mostly unknowns. Ahmed is fantastic in the lead, and Amalric gives the rest of the cast a solid tether. Only thing I don’t totally get is why his relationship with Louise ended. It’s implied that…
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Marriage Story (2019)
The tragic, downward spiral of broken love and divorce. A wonderfully tragic illustration of how getting courts involved can make things expensive and ugly very quickly. If there’s a better movie about divorce, I haven’t seen it. Cynical name for the title. Good drama, painful to watch. The scene where…
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Coming 2 America (2021)
Expected a disappointment, but I liked it! As good a sequel as they could have made. I even found it a bit touching. Great to get so much of the old cast back, more impressive considering it’s 33 years since the first film. So many great cameos that I had…
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Tenet (2020)
Classic Nolan fare, with a clever, mind-bending, intense story, polished lighting, photography, and editing, seamless and impossible effects, and a heavy, droning score. I think I’m with most people when I say that the story was hard to follow. There are so many things happening to so many people in…
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Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
Jenkins and Gadot did an admirable job with the first one, but they both lost a lot of cred here. The story is an absolute mess, to the point that it’s hard to care about any of the characters. Pascal does his best, but his character… grants wishes? That what…
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The Lighthouse (2019)
Beautiful, but very weird. What you’d expect from an art film. As a period piece, it’s exceptional. Sets, costumes, the beautiful photography, pacing, and performances all seem truly authentic. Really great historical flavor. But as a descent into madness, something’s not right. Howard, in particular, is mad from the start,…
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Death to 2020 (2020)
Sadly funny. Well-written, a lot of rapid-fire puns. Fishburne’s voiceover is deadpan perfect. Only the English could pull off something this smartly critical and witty. Amazing how they got so many of these stars to participate, interesting how so many different personalities were successfully directed to deliver the same kind…
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Alien: Covenant (2017)
A nice continuation of the Prometheus story, and a really good opportunity to continue the story further. Would love for Scott to tie things up with one more film to complete the trilogy. I know I’m in the minority here, with most critics and viewers destroying this film. Yes, sloppy…
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
I liked the first Godzilla in Legendary’s MonsterVerse a lot more. This one got a bit silly, and now I’m a bit worried about the upcoming Godzilla vs. Kong. A very thin story with lots of strange and stupid plot leaps. Titans make hurricanes? And not just any hurricanes, category…
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Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018)
Robin was a great mind and spirit, wasn’t he? Thorough and thoughtful. Great to have so much voiceover from Robin, and so much great commentary from his friends. Would have been nice to dig a little bit deeper into the darkness that drove him, though. I think there was something…
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