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Oppenheimer (2023)
I left feeling deflated
This was definitely something I'd been looking forward to and was excited to see some 'real cinema'. What with all the excellent actors, top director, and interesting subject matter, I was ready to really 'feel something', and my initial feeling is a bit deflated, to be honest.
The acting here is top quality, there's no doubt, and all the characters, of which there are what feels like millions, all have depth and plenty of important dialogue. But by the second hour, I had succumbed to the sheer volume of detailed exchanges and personal motives. They just throw it at you scene after scene, and for the first time in a movie, I wished I was at home watching a 5-part limited series where I could debate and analyze with my wife what the hell was going on at times.
Christopher Knowlen is a master in my opinion because he creates such rich environments and thought-provoking movies like Interstellar and Inception that challenge the viewer while delighting them with a fast-paced story that is captivating to watch. This movie left me needing to watch it two more times to soak up every piece of detail, with none of the motivation to do it. The first 30 mins are so promising, and the visuals about the nature of reality are stunning and mind-expanding. This is short-lived before the reality of mechanics, ego, and politics are shuffled on our heads scene by scene.
I will watch this movie again, I've no doubt, but not soon and not for money.
They Cloned Tyrone (2023)
A Deep Message & Refreshingly Funny
I was really impressed with not only how enjoyable the movie was, but with the deeper message of advertising and subliminal messages meant to keep the population subdued. Think 1988s 'They Live' crossed with Quiton Tarintinos 'Jackie Brown'.
What made this movie stand out most for me was this was a black cast, with a black director, telling a story from the perspective of black people. I find it wrong that Holywood simply changes a white character to a black character and calls it 'diversity'. Every race of people deserves high quality story telling that represents their perspective and their people.
This movie is a slow burn at times but I thought it was great and kept me guessing, laughing and interested all the way through.
Fumer fait tousser (2022)
Comedy is subjective
What two people find funny isn't going to be the same thing and this comedy is going to be hilarious for you or unbearable. I found it to be the former.
To like this movie you need to enjoy these types of shows: B-Movies like The Room or Troll 2, Black Mirror, Rick and Morty, Garth Marenghi's Dark Place, etc... If you go in looking for this movie to teach you something or 'make sense' then I'd recommend seeing something else, but if you're a goofy guy like me and would laugh at a robot killing itself by driving into a lake or Power Rangers named after cigarette ingredients high fiving for 5 mins while covered in the guts of a turquoise that they gave cancer to then you're in for a treat.
On a technical note while this moving is dripping in B-movie tropes it still manages to have an excellent cast that all are memorable in some capacity and filmed with great shots in beautifully rich colour.