curated cinema: why Scarlett Johansson is considered (by some) an ideal AI voice
2013’s Her is on Max in the US, Prime in the UK.
Month: May 2024
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IF movie review: a fantastical vibe in search of a story
Writer-director John Krasinski’s absolute desperation to whip up magical whimsy utterly fails. No matter how he tries to force enchantment into existence, this is more fever dream than flight of fancy.
Back to Black movie review: no justice for Amy Winehouse
Marisa Abela is very good as Amy Winehouse, the one saving grace of this cowardly biopic of the wild and wise musician, which hangs its subject out to dry just as the people closest to her did, too.
The Fall Guy movie review: stunt dribble
This mess isn’t as clever as it thinks it is, and wastes the small charms of the delicious chemistry between Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. Feels like they shot a dashed-off first draft of the script.
curated cinema: disruptive protest *works* (here’s the documentary proof)
2021 documentary Mothers of the Revolution is on Prime and Apple TV on both sides of the Atlantic.
