Marvel’s Shang Chi is loaded with them. Maybe someday one of his drawings can make it into animated, eternal life. Shang Chi’s “nostalgia” time capsules (I’m using this as a verb) you back to Kung Fu Theater from Saturday day TV in the 80’s. And, some of my favorite Kung Fu Hustle actors play in the romp too. Have fun finding them, like little surprises. Sequences as graceful as Bruce Lee in Swan Lake and […]
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Explore The Genuis of UnCut Gems
Uncut Gems the movie. Complete utter chaos and abnormally beautiful. A real black opal explains the glorious chaos clutching this film together better than any words can. I’ve never experienced anything like it. #irritation #grittingteeth #music #scrapingachalkboard #movies #filmreview about an #eyeopening story about #life pigs get fat hogs get slaughtered #opal #blackopal #genius #adamsandler Can I have a letter F please ? The way direction puts it together … lighting one problem off of […]
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Everything feels too close for comfort in DC’s latest version of Joker. No more superpowers or resistance to pain, or extravagant clothing, or wealth. This human lives among us now in an altered mental state and engulfed in dreamed delusions. Is anyone so far off of this mark at any given moment? And all it takes are a few pushes— in the wrong direction. DC finally embraces its original mission statement: To bring a light […]
Read MoreEmmett May Be Fun But There Is No Genius Here
An Indie that uses the power of dialogue— Emmett in “Boy Genius” is easily recognized as that advanced kid from school we all loved to hate. C’mon, you remember one. The one shorter than you but still talking over your head. No matter what age at some point you’ve been around a know-it-all. But yeah, high school. Who had a calm four years of high school? Take a poll. I dare not one will say […]
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Review: Nostalgia is the Reason for Your Tears
https://youtu.be/7NiYVoqBt-8 This movie is not for critics. It is for seven-year olds and their parents, because witnessing smiles and laughter on little ones’ faces is priceless. Little ones will not notice that the editors spent too much time during the slow momentum of the story’s development and conflicts, and they certainly won’t understand that production lost precious opportunities to make the story’s relationships richer by increasing tensions and allowing time for each character to reveal […]
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