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‘First Man’ puts man on Moon, won’t put camera on tripod
3/10 April 20, 1962, less than 60 years after mankind first took wing. In the experimental North American X-15 hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft, Neil Armstrong climbs to 207,500 feet, more than seven times the height of Mount Everest. Armstrong attempts to … Continue reading
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Tagged #damien chazelle, #NASA, #ryan gosling, First Man, Jason Bourne, Neil Armstrong
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‘Star is Born’ not great, will probably win best picture
6/10 A Star is Born is the kind of predictable, pretentious Oscarbate that I want to despise with every fiber of my being, but I can not. Everything about this movie tells me I should hate it, but it is … Continue reading
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Tagged #american horror story, #lady gaga, #oscarbate, A Star is Born, bradley cooper, Carrottop, Sam Elliott, The Hunting Ground
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Like a turd in the wind
4/10 After months of extreme public ridicule, Venom has finally arrived, and make no mistake, it is bad. Oh boy, it is so bad. But despite how much fun’s been had at its expense since the first teaser was released … Continue reading
‘Assassination Nation’ light on the assassinations
4/10 I came to see Assassination Nation for the ultra-violence. I found it severely lacking in violence. In Salem, Massachusetts, someone is hacking residents. It starts with Mayor Bartlett (Cullen Moss) and Principal Turrell (Colman Domingo), but soon, half the … Continue reading
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Tagged Assassination Nation, institutional misogyny, Salem Witch Trials, Sex war
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Stop what you’re doing and go see ‘Mandy’
10/10 Mandy is an unquestionable masterpiece, the kind of completely uncompromised film that almost never gets made in the modern Hollywood era. It is an absolute privilege to see on the big screen, which you must do if you can … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrea Riseborough, Johan Johansson, Mandy, Nicholas Cage, Panos Cosmatos
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