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Crazy Rich Asians : this is a kind of 'switch your brain off and enjoy the escapism' kind of movie, but unfortunately my brain can't do that. It's well shot, acted, and has some decent laughs, but any movie which expects me to sympathise with and actually cheer for people with such obscene wealth is not one I can get on board with. The attempted moral that integrity is more important than money is also completely undermined by the film's ending, as the protagonist just gets to have her cake and eat it anyway, so no true sacrifice has to be made. 6/10 I guess, as it was reasonably entertaining.
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl: what could have been insufferably twee is actually pretty decent. It's genuinely funny and touching throughout, and the consistent use of experimental cinematography and claymation/stop motion stuff ends up being engaging and actually having a really strong emotional impact in the films climax.
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A United Kingdom (2016) - Based on the true-life romance between Seretse Khama, heir to the throne of Bechuanaland (later Botswana, of which he was president), and his wife Ruth Williams Khama. David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike portray Seretse and Ruth, respectively. A fascinating story told in the most sterile way possible. In its rush to get through the story, the film fails to give its protagonists any character or chemistry whatsoever; the script is clunky, unimaginative and direct throughout, with a whole lot of telling and not a lot of showing. The London-based scenes look very fake and theatrical (unintentionally, I think), and the scenes in Bechuanaland restrict themselves to basically just one village and tribe, so we can only get a sense that it's the fate of an entire nation at stake because the characters repeatedly tell us so. Like Amma Asante's other work, everything about this film is workman-like at best. She is obviously good at finding excellent and important stories, but for now lacks the chops to create movies which match the significance of the source material.
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The Green Knight : just awesome. Earthy, creepy, weird and compelling. The whole thing feels like a dream. Can't wait to watch it again!
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Just chiming in to say that you're doing God's work watching all these movies and posting about them, Phil. I love it, and I love you.
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Who the gently caress is Sam Esmail and why does he think he deserves to Kojima his name all over that poster?
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Philthy posted:
Just that classic horror sequel mistake of thinking bigger = better. What really annoyed me in 28 weeks: in 28 days that gsybe score is just brooding for whole movie, before finally reaching that amazing crescendo at the films climax. In 28 weeks, they do that exact trick like 4 times throughout the film.
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Philthy posted:Welp, my horror-ish movie-a-day streak will come to a close. I'm going on vacation, and I'm pretty sure I wont have much time to watch any horror flicks. :/ Thank you for your service  I've been loving your reviews. I am in awe of how many movies you watch.
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