Ocean’s Eleven, 2001 – ★★★★½
As close to perfection as it gets. A masterclass in the economy of screentime. Nothing’s present that isn’t relevant to the plot movement. source https://letterboxd.com/jun6lee/film/oceans-eleven-2001/1/
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WandaVision, 2021 – ★★½
Started well as something anyone could bite into. Ended pandering to those invested in the MCU films. Although I understand the choice, and the limitation of staying true to the characters, would have preferred it to be in better standing as an entity in itself, much like most of those films. Ah well. source https://letterboxd.com/jun6lee/film/wandavision/
MoreThe Trial of the Chicago 7, 2020 – ★★★½
A true story I knew nothing about. Now I do, and in my learning, I was entertained. In the dramas of Oscar-bait, I do find that this aspect of entertaining is often overlooked in the name of juicing out hard-hitting performances and whatnot. I prefer this approach. source https://letterboxd.com/jun6lee/film/the-trial-of-the-chicago-7/
MoreTenet, 2020 – ★★½
OMG. my head is going forwards and backwards trying to decide which aspect outweighed the other. Was it Nolan’s visual spectacle and clear mastery of his visual craft or the pretentious self-congratulatory smugness that oozes into almost every interaction in the film? The answer? Tenet. The plot is not as hard to follow as I’d […]
MoreZack Snyder’s Justice League, 2021 – ★★★
To be honest I wasn’t a hater of the theatrical cut. It had felt like it had been trimmed for the duration leaving stands of it incomplete for the next chapter, but I’d felt the same way for its prequel. I’d also felt that these were pieces of a puzzle coming together slowly film by […]
MoreBatman: Soul of the Dragon, 2021 – ★★★½
It’s like the ’70s had an illegitimate affair with James Bond, Enter The Dragon, Shaft and Batman to give birth to this genre-trope heavy action film that does exactly what it should. Entertain. A bundle of joy! source https://letterboxd.com/jun6lee/film/batman-soul-of-the-dragon/
MoreCellular, 2004 – ★★
Oh gosh. How dated films cab become over less than two decades. There’s certainly something to be said for deciding on a premise that relies on “modern technology”. Otherwise, a cheese-ball kidnapping film with heavy hammy performances. Not too bad, not too good either. Just a lot of “I can’t believe (s)he was in this […]
MoreThe Terror Live, 2013 – ★★★
A smartly contained low-budget affair that gripped for the most part. There seems to be a constant issue with many films of what I refer to as Bad Guys get Stupid. It happens around the end of act two when we need the protagonist to turn their fate around but often isn’t convincing. This one […]
MoreI Care a Lot, 2020 – ★★★½ (contains spoilers)
This review may contain spoilers. All in all, I enjoyed this as a fun watch. Not flawless, but well-paced and engaging. THE POSITIVE: 1. With protagonists that are conniving people who do terrible things, getting the audience on their side is a tough sell, but I feel they did it well here, using two particular […]
MoreAva, 2020 – ★½
The sort of film I’d want to like for digging the genre but is a mismatch of what story and genre. It feels like a battle between plot and subplot. Unable to decide which should be taking precedence. Eventually, the subplot takes the higher ground and well, the results are evident, It delivers on genre […]
MoreMalcolm & Marie, 2021 – ★★
An overnight look into a couple on “the most important day of his life” shows the fragility of the relationship, delving into its foundations of megalomania, grief, addiction, guilt et al in words more than actions. It see-saws between bouts of aggression and passion between the two which felt like a verbal boxing match, with […]
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