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Treat yourself to a second eggnog and take a look at the original movie offerings new toNetflix this December.
Despite some intriguingly odd flourishes in the margins, this period drama nonetheless navigates to a conventional destination.
You know, for kids!)
Whos a Good Boy?
And what is he learning, really?
That being kind of a dick is essential to constructing the image of a potential sexual partner?
The real focus is on the starring pair pitching their performances to the cheap seats.
(Produced in cooperation with a tourism board?
But they make a convincing pitch.)
Someone get Geisler on a plane to Hollywood or just in better productions stat.
Blonde
Shes been dead for 60 years, but Marilyn Monroehas seen better days.
Yet the friendship between the two mismatched talents sees them through.
Wangs drama on her back just as her character carries her family.
With nitroglycerine pumping through its veins, the film sets a new standard for sheer propulsive force.
Empowerment is the point, its mushier aspects de-corn-ified by the morbid hilarity.
(See:Baby Driver,Drive,The Driver, a handful of films not about driving.)
Between the often delightful Reinhart and theRafikidirector Wanuri Kahiu, everyone involved deserves better.
(Her sister tosses off clunkers about practicing self-care and being an empath.
Purple Hearts
Behold, proof that originality isnt necessarily a good thing.
Throw in Dan Deacons kaleidoscopic maximalist soundtrack, and any front office would take that deal.
I can think of no better place to set a film.
The director has shown no improvement since his previous (journalist-oriented) Netflix job,Squared Love.
Incredible to shame), the cheapo style blows past any claim to realism without finding a workable alternative.
It should be sent back to the kitchen.
Even when doused in vino, theres little to savor here.
(Also in tow: a caged partridge for metaphorical reasons.)
