zoë rose bryant has reviewed 18 films tagged ‘with-mom’ during 2021.
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Troy Kotsur ✈️ Best ing Actor Oscar
Edit: IT CAME TRUE!!!
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Honestly, it’s nowhere near as bad as I was expecting, but that doesn’t mean it’s all that good either.
A Journal for Jordan takes a stirring true story and adapts it for the big screen in the most maudlin manner possible, and, as such, its sugary sweet sentimentality can often feel at odds with the very dark drama being depicted. The production values are likewise pretty poor (it can’t counter those “Hallmark movie” critiques), and it’s obscenely overlong at nearly…
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The King’s Man is nowhere near the bombastic brilliance of the first film but leagues above the atrocious dreck known as The Golden Circle, and y’know what… sometimes that’s enough! Sure, it doesn’t rewrite the rulebook for spy films the way the original did, but it’s not really trying to do that either? It’s content telling this smaller but still cinematically satisfying story that melds the spy and war film genres, and while the plotting can at times feel a…
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This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Still not sure that this deserves a Best Picture nomination, but… it does get better with each subsequent viewing, and I will never tire of seeing it with a packed audience. I’ll it a lot of my initial emotions were fueled by my cynicism about what the film represents vs. what it actually is, and when I let that go, I have an absolute blast. Still really hard to reconcile with the death of any theatrical release that isn’t a superhero film, but that’s not Spider-Man’s fault!
And, Andrew Garfield MVP. Always and forever.
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The Matrix Resurrections takes some time to find its footing - and I do feel like the second act could’ve been stronger, as that’s when you really feel the film’s length - but when it hits its stride, it SOARS. Specifically, Lana Wachowski’s subversive storytelling is as enthralling as ever, expanding the franchise in fascinating fashion with creative meta commentary on the series’ legacy in pop culture and on the industry’s incessant desire to mine the past for new content…
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I saw the critiques a bit more on a second viewing - and I did feel like it took a bit longer to really “get going” - but what can I say? This thing just really works for me, and it wins me over every time. Maybe it’s because I Love Lucy was such a big part of my life growing up, or maybe it’s because I’m just such a sucker for stories that take us “behind-the-scenes” of showbiz. Whatever the case, I genuinely enjoy this one, and I think Kidman and Bardem absolutely knock it out of the PARK.
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Rewatched this with my family last night, anxious to see how it held up outside of that absolutely electric AFI premiere, and I’m happy to say that not only does it still SLAP, but god damn, Garfield just BODIED this performance. In my alternate universe, he’d be sweeping the Best Actor awards. No one else comes close. It’s the rare “transformative” part that doesn’t feel phony or artificial - Garfield summons Larson’s entire spirit and channels that into his characterization, making it all the more moving and mesmerizing.
(Also, this truly does hit different without Sondheim 😔)
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Woody Norman has one line at the end of C’mon C’mon that should secure him the Oscar in a just world, and it’s insane to me that we’re struggling to wrap up this Best ing Actor race when he’s RIGHT THERE.
The bias against children in acting races during awards season is so baffling to me. Just this year alone, he gave one of the best performances I’ve seen PERIOD, and he absolutely be taken seriously in these conversations.
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