Licorice Pizza

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. “Licorice Pizza” felt like what I’d imagine director Paul Thomas Anderson (PTA) would do with an idea like FX’s “Atlanta” but as a 1970s period piece with an aim…

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Encanto

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  • Post published:January 17, 2022
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. Y’all, “Encanto” is so damn adorable. I can’t take it! 🥰 🥰 . The story is just gorgeous and leaks with vibrancy. . There were so many positives: Mirabel…

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The 355

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  • Post published:January 7, 2022
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. . I'm just…exhausted. . The dizzying camera movements were not enough to hide the sloppy fighting choreography. . The editing was…yikes! 🥴🥴🥴 . The screenplay was dated and felt…

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West Side Story

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  • Post published:December 28, 2021
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Aight, so… . . . …I liked it. . . The intro sequence with The Jets pulled me in. The cast was absolutely incredible. The choreography was hittin' on some…

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The Harder They Fall

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  • Post published:December 20, 2021
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Black. . "The Harder They Fall" is very Black... …and specific. . I immediately thought of Baz Luhrmann’s “The Great Gatsby,” (2013) because of the eccentric soundtrack coupled with the…

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Bruised

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  • Post published:December 20, 2021
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One does not need to sit through this film to get the gist. The screenplay is generic and the runtime is exhausting. There were too many themes in this sports…

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King Richard

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  • Post published:December 6, 2021
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Y’all. I forgot I was watching Will Smith. . Do you know how rarely that shit happens? Totally forgetting that I’m watching an actor because they’ve folded their entire selves…

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House of Gucci

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  • Post published:December 5, 2021
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Okay. So… . Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta can act. I knew this. I’ve seen her live. I enjoyed “A Star is Born” (2018) and thee Lady Gaga can indeed entertain.…

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