mattorama12

mattorama12
Celluloid Junkie - 3086 Film Ratings
Member Since: 13 Feb 2012
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Age: 37
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87 96% Dune: Part Two (2024) - Rated 25 Mar 2024
"Reading the books after Part One came out made me appreciate the story (here and Part One) a lot more. But with or without that, the story isn't what makes this exceptional. It's the insane world building and spectacle--sound design, production design, effects, and cinematography--that make this special. Comparing the worm riding scene to the 1984 version really puts into perspective how far we've come."
63 42% Anyone But You (2023) - Rated 25 Mar 2024
"The central rom here was of course formulaic, but still pretty good. Powell and Sweeney have really great chemistry and are both quite charming here. Biggest complaint is that the script gives the supporting cast (except for surfer guy) almost nothing to work with. Usually the difference between a good and a great rom com is a really funny supporting cast, and this is where this falls almost completely flat."
82 91% American Fiction (2023) - Rated 10 Mar 2024
"I loved this. Such a clever way to tell this story. It was ably crafted in weaving between the more fun Writer story and the more traditional Family Drama story. Wright was incredible. The scene showing him writing the book was so well done and I only wish we got more of that. I do feel like they struggled with how to end it, and the final decision was basically an acknowledgement of as much."
65 48% Mean Girls (2024) - Rated 10 Mar 2024
"On the one hand, most of what is new or different from the original is just not good. But it copies enough from the original that is great, that this still ends up being pretty fun overall. The music itself was nothing special or memorable, unfortunately. The new Damian and the new Mrs. George were two standouts for me."
78 85% Poor Things (2023) - Rated 08 Mar 2024
"With Yorgos, you are guaranteed something interesting. Just a super wild and fantastical look at women's place in society. It definitely took me a bit to buy into the premise, but it's a lot of fun once you do. The one criticism is that I just could not enjoy the lenses they were using, which is a shame because the production design was otherwise so exquisite."
71 64% The Zone of Interest (2023) - Rated 06 Mar 2024
"It's deeply unsettling and finds a unique way to show the horrors we've seen in so many other Holocaust films."
65 48% Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God (2023) - Rated 05 Mar 2024
"This group feels like it's half way between a cult and a group of friends on a particularly deep and extended hallucinogenic trip. I never really got a good understanding of what it was that drew people into her, as she seemed less obviously charismatic than most cult leaders. I do think this would have been better if it was a 110 minute documentary, rather than 3-part series."
71 64% Griselda (2024) - Rated 27 Feb 2024
"I have mixed feelings about this. It's definitely entertaining and hits on a lot of the things that made Blanco such an interesting character. But it really does not understand the (admittedly difficult) way to have a protagonist who is not a hero. It paints Griselda as this underdog and makes her rise to power this sort of girl-power story that is just gross all around. I think I need to go re-watch Cocaine Cowboys."
61 36% Octopussy (1983) - Rated 26 Feb 2024
"I liked the setting for this one, but everything else was pretty underwhelming. It's also undoubtedly the horniest of all the Bond movies up to this point, which is not surprising given the title."
72 68% Anatomy of a Fall (2023) - Rated 20 Feb 2024
"As an American (and a lawyer, though a civil litigator with no professional familiarity with criminal law), it is wild to see how the French legal system operates. The movie does a great job of not tipping its hand, and Huller's performance is an all-timer for the same reason. And Machado-Graner, what a turn!"