Look, here's the thing: once you get past the 27-year-old man onscreen and his arrogant defense of why he was the "only choice" for the lead in this adaptation, the film is still just not good. It's going to have its fans and defenders just as its sister film The Greatest Showman did. Platt's obvious age difference works against the central theme of the musical: the misguidance of youth and the impact it has on others. Seeing this 27-year-old man…
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The Tree of Life 2011
"'Where were you when I laid the foundations of the Earth, when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?'"
The cinematic equivalent of a Requiem Mass, and dare I say, the best film ever made. Every shot, music choice, acting moment, and question it raises is thing of wonder. I doubt we'll ever see anything like this for a long time. If ever.
Much like the famous Requiems, the film grieves over the…
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Meet Me in St. Louis 1944
But the main thing is, Tootie, that we’re all going to be together, just like we have always been. That’s what really counts. We could be happy anywhere as long as we’re together.
Happy New Year, dear friends! Many blessings on you all as we enter 2025. Be good to one another.
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A Quiet Place 2018
all those jumpscares and the scariest thing to me is still the nail on the stairs...
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 1992
That shot of Tim Curry smiling over the Grinch smiling is one of the best moments in cinema history, idc.
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