Two films beginning with P, two films that need a film review, especially considering I saw Poor Things about ten days ago at a preview screening. Anyway, better late than never, eh? And I saw Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla several days after, so that gets a look too. Two for the price of one, if you will. Except there’s no prices or monetary exchanges involved here. Anyway, onwards…
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Another year, another awards season. The one happened recently, so here’s some quick thoughts on the champions.
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After the glorious goofiness of Thor Ragnarok and the TV adaption of What We Do in the Shadows, Love and Thunder came as a disappointment. Some of Taika Waititi irreverent spirit was in there, but the whole product just didn’t come together, with characters that were hard to find a character to root for and a cancer subplot that just didn’t gel.
Continue reading “Review: Next Goal Wins”The Miss France ‘Woke’ Short Hair Controversy
I’m not sure why beauty pageants still exist. I get the idea that they can provide recognition and national identity to women who would otherwise be in a much poorer economic position. It can provide a nice little narrow idea of what ‘beauty’ should be. It can probably make a decent bit of money for the organisers. But ultimately, these events feel hollow in the contemporary landscape, and frequently bizarre.
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The loner is a staple of the Michael Mann vehicle, whether it’s Neil McCauley evading cops, Frank trying to avoid slipping back into a life of crime or Hawkeye taking out bad guys. The director’s leading men are driven by a solitary urge, even when a woman comes along to threaten their sacred individuality. Speaking of driving, one of Ferrari’s main promotional posters, which features Adam Driver’s single-minded businessman, bears a striking resemblance to the central poster of Nicolas Winding Refn’s cult classic Drive. Not that Drive holds the mantle for having the first poster of a guy standing in front of a car in a film poster, but it’s an interesting link between the silent hero concept, even though that’s a pretty difficult idea to get your head around in this particular joint.
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