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Janet Planet 2023
When writing a movie, you’re bound only by the limits of your imagination (& the budget, of course). If you want to, you can have characters sever fingers, reanimate corpses, & drive a dodge challenger at full speed like a maniac. Or you can show some restraint, as Annie Baker has done with Janet Planet.
Lovingly told through the perspective of a 10 year old child in the gauzy haze of the early 90s. Even if the camera is never fully…
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Barbie 2023
The Barbie movie stands as a prime embodiment of contemporary liberalism, representing its ideals in a highly refined manner. Spearheaded by influential corporations like Warner Discovery, Mattel, and Chevrolet, the film places these entities at the epicenter of power.
With the inclusion of Greta Gerwig as a representational fairy godmother, the movie seemingly aims to uplift marginalized voices and cater to viewers who yearn for authentic representation. However, this portrayal is nothing more than an illusion, a clever misdirection that…
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The Banshees of Inisherin 2022
“Feck them gobshites, like.”
Good stuff. Funny, sweet and a little bit sad, just how I like it. Could do without McDonaugh’s signature wackadoo violence (kinda hacky (pun intended)) but all in all I say “aye, like” to the Banshees of Inisherin. And an extra half star added for further proving my point that all donkeys are named Jenny
