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‘Napoleon’ biopic is absolutely unhinged
Napoleon is a fat, slobbering pig of a movie that commands its 158 minutes like the emperor-general himself, taking what it wants when it wants simply because it was there. Absolutely unhinged. Bravo! That biography you barely remember from ninth … Continue reading
Posted in Entropy
Tagged Apple+, Joaquin Phoenix, Napoleon, Ridley Scott, Vanessa Kirby
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Did they really do a full Academy Awards show for 2020?
I spent January dicking around, procrastinating on the usual year-end routines for a film writer. Going through those particular motions after 2020, acting like we’d gotten a full slate of movies, felt dishonest. It felt boring. I didn’t do a … Continue reading
Posted in White Noise
Tagged 2020, 93rd Academy Awards, Aaron Sorkin, Academy Awards, Another Round, Anthony Hopkins, Birds of Prey, Chadwick Boseman, Chloe Zhao, coronavirus, COVID-19 crisis, Daniel Kaluuya, David Fincher, Francis Mcdormand, Fred Hampton, Gary Oldman, Judas and the Black Messiah, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Mank, Minari, Mulan, Netflix, Nomadland, Oscars, Oscars 2021, Pieces of a Woman, Shia LaBeouf, Tenet, The Father, Trial of the Chicago 7, Vanessa Kirby
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‘Hobbs & Shaw’ moderately improves on a franchise that needed extreme improvements
4/10 I walked into Hobbs & Shaw determined to enjoy it, because I love the personnel involved and it’s a great idea for a spinoff. I wanted to see a Fast/Furious movie that felt fresh again. But unfortunately, this movie … Continue reading