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Gary (2024)
Tragic story about a guy who was exhausted and taken advantage of and tormented by life in so many ways. But the way that it’s made is not all that engaging, with repetitive block-letter title cards, vignetted aerial fly-bys, and still photos artificially refocused over and over again doing a…
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The Holdovers (2023)
Payne once again proves his mastery in storytelling, delivering a film that’s authentically nostalgic, melancholy, and wistful. The narrative is perfectly balanced with just the right amount of quirkiness, awkwardness, sharp dialogue, and moments of genuine humanity. From the first frame to last, Payne approaches Wes Anderson levels of nostalgia…
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Inconsistent lighting between interviews, and I wish we heard more from his family, but a pretty good bio. Was Berenger the best person to narrate this?
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Night at the Museum (2006)
Dated, almost feels a bit 90’s because of the formulaic situations and dialogue and on-the-nose humor. Gervais and Williams are pretty much cameos, shame we couldn’t see them carry this a bit more.
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Inside Out 2 (2024)
Same characters, style, and humor from the first film, so it works. But the story isn’t quite fresh, so knocks it down a bit. I enjoy the new emotions, though they seem somewhat unnecessary as they don’t seem all that important to the story.
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Godzilla Minus One (2023)
A wonderful installment from Toho. They’ve abandoned the guy in a suit, embraced CGI, added a real story with real character arcs and real acting, and it works. I thought Godzilla (2014) was pretty good, but this one may be the best Godzilla movie yet. Action is great, we’ve never…
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The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023)
Seems to be made for fans of the series, but I have never seen nor even heard of Venture Bros., so I’ve got no idea what’s going on. I had a hard time deciphering who each character was, how they related to each other, what they want, or what happening…
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
Cage is the star of the film, and he’s simultaneously making fun of the crazy phenomenon he has become. The script they are writing is this movie. It’s all very meta and reminiscent of Being John Malkovitch in so many ways. Cage is entertaining. How much of this is biographical,…
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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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I'm a photographer, web developer, travel enthusiast, and movie buff living in Alexandria, Virginia, USA.In the summer of 1993, I started writing reviews for every movie I saw and haven't looked back. I'm up to 2,376 reviews now. This makes me cool or a complete dork, depending on your perspective.
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