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The Iron Claw 2023
I don’t think this is bad. I just think there’s so much going on, to the point of excising one of the real-life brothers, that the film doesn’t get time to breathe. I do wonder if this would’ve worked better in miniseries form. That being said, Zac Efron’s solid here.
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Maestro 2023
Stylistically, Bradley Cooper’s really improved on his great work with A Star Is Born. On a performance level, Cooper and Carey Mulligan are magnetic. The script, though…it’s not working for me. It’s just there. It’s a surface-level look at this relationship, and the lack of depth or scrutiny is, for me at least, what brings the whole thing down.
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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping 2016
The Lonely Island hits the big screen with the viciously funny Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.
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Her 2013
On the surface, the story of Her sounds a bit silly: a man falls in love with a highly advanced operating system. As it turns out, though, director Spike Jonze has created a love story that’s incredibly relevant for today. The film’s central message: learning to live through heartbreak and coming out better for it. It’s a message that should resonate with anyone who’s ever experienced a bad relationship, romantic or otherwise, and in Her, it’s told with warmth, humor, and not an ounce of cynicism.