Consequences of a mans need for male homoerotic approval
Consequences of a mans need for male homoerotic approval
I'm not sure what I was expecting from Mickey 17 but it wasn't what I got. Which was a very pleasant surprise! Mickey 17 took a decades long fascination with 'the oh no I have a clone plot!' and did something interesting with it. The commentary on America's current political climate is extremely obvious but it's shoved in your face in a way that lands comedically. Mark Ruffalo does an amazing impression of Trump, and I know the costuming department…
Transformers One is a refreshing insight on the modern-day Transformers series. Although the pacing and pandering big budget Hollywood cast let's it down in some aspects, the focus on the Transformers rather than any human aspects is the real life saver. The emotional exploration of Prime and Megatron's (gay) relationship is something long overdue for the modern-day series. Credit to Chris Hemsworth for putting emotion beyond his next pay check into this role, but Brian Tyree Henry as Megatron, really steals the show. His powerful line delivery takes a somewhat naive/childish narrative progression (understanbly written that way) and turns it into an emotionally engaging film.
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Although Saltburn doesn't offer anything revolutionary to say in terms of it's narrative themes and progression, it's visual uniqueness is to be admired. In an era of film where a movie's success relies on the crutches of widespread appeal (not to the fault of movie studios for following the demands of their audience), Saltburn ventures outside of these demands in it's visual presentation. With "unaesthetic" frame composition that leaves unusual spaces; harsh, vibrant lighting; cluttered sets that often draw your…