Aubrey Plaza’s Riveting Performance Centers “Emily the Criminal”.
Plaza’s performance is something to behold. All of the nervous energy is now bursting out in a performance that is always true and believable.
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A marvelous Michelle Yeoh centers “Everything Everywhere”.
Remember Yeoh in “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”? This is a similar tongue-in-cheek, highly physical yet surprisingly touching performance.
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La Nouvelle Vague at the Criterion Collection.
I have confined myself to rating thirteen films from the height of La Nouvelle Vague. This was before Jean-Luc Godard, in particular, seemed to loose his joy in making movies.
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1939. The Wizard of Oz. 30s 40s
She captured everyone’s heart, gay or straight. There is something vulnerable yet confident about her. And then there is that incredible voice!
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1959. Ben Hur. 50s 60s
If you believe Gore Vidal it was all because of a lover’s spat. Wyler and Boyd were in on the ruse, and Boyd played his scenes that way, but Heston was not.
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1960. Spartacus. 50s 60s
The Kirk Douglas/Stanley Kubrick epic has not aged well but the supporting cast,, particularly Laurence Olivier and Peter Ustinov, make it worth seeing.
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Franz Rogowski astonishes us again in “Great Freedom”.
On the other hand, Meuse directs some of the most beautiful and heartfelt scenes ever captured between two men in love.
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Mark Rylance shines in The Outfit.
Thee first half of the film is by far the most nuanced. It relies on Rylance’s near-great, subtle performance to convey the smallest details.
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“The Tale of King Crab” enthralled me.
The directors are extremely cine-literate. However, their references never seemed forced and I basked in their cinematic vision.
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“Flee” Will Leave You Spellbound.
I left “Flee” with that “floating-on-air feeling” that you get after seeing something really special. After seeing a masterpiece.
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“All the Old Knives” is Tedious in the Extreme.
(the actors) are utterly defeated by Pedersen’s pedestrian direction. As for an actual denouement? There isn’t one.
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“Ambulance” is “Heat” Minus the Cojones.
This is the second Danish film in a row that Gyllenhaal has been involved in revamping and he should really stop here.
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Nope! All You Want to Do After About Fifty Minutes is Get Out!
Jordan Peel’s “Nope” is a film which cannot seem to make up its mind what it’s about and, in the end, it’s about nothing.
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Queer and Indigenous Cinema Intersect in “Wildhood”.
Lewitski and Odjick are more than the sum of their muscles. They are teenage masculinity breaking out all over. And they are in love!
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Dennis Villeneuve’s “Dune” Failed to Enthrall Me!
Although Dennis Villeneuve’s “Dune” failed to enthrall me, there are great visual moments in which his camera sweeps down over the sands
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David Lowery’s Enthralling “The Green Knight”.
David Lowery’s enthralling “The Green Knight”. Alicia Vikander does double duty as a peasant girl, and the mistress of a mysterious household
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“Licorice Pizza” and the Gay Stereotype.
“Licorice Pizza” and the gay stereotype. Here is a mincing queen with movements so exaggerated he could have Tourette’s syndrome.
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Michael Sarnoski’s Engaging “Pig”.
Michael Sarnoski engaging “Pig”. The porcine scene-stealer keeps our interest in the early scenes but then it is all Cage.
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“The Tragedy of Macbeth” Is Filled with Brilliant Touches.
“The Tragedy of Macbeth” is filled with brilliant touches. The major reason to see this movie is Kathryn Hunter who plays all three witches.
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The Little Things (John Lee Hancock): Forensics and Violence.
John Hancock’s The Little Things pays homage to Hitchcock’s Psycho. However, it’s a sleazy piece masquerading as a whodunit.
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Oliver Hermanus Gay Coming-of-Age “Moffie”.
Oliver Hermanus gay coming-of-age “Moffie”. He must keep this a secret from everyone even with all the horsing around in the group showers.
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