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Weaker than average
crop, but here goes, worst to first:
Black Panther – Interesting
premise, but got silly—bloodshed seemed avoidable. They probably could have
talked through their problems rather than engage in more black-on-black
violence. Maybe I’m just too old for this. Grade: C+
Vice – Christian Bale
was amazing as Cheney, and Steve Carrel was hilarious as Rumsfeld. It had some
great scenes, but few revelations. Grade: B-
Bohemian Rhapsody – Entertaining, but full of inaccuracies. They took the formula for a rock star bio-pic, plugged in a few details from Mercury’s life, and overdramatized the rest. Grade: B-
Green Book – Great
acting, good story, but I’ve seen a lot of ‘white hero in the face of racism tales’,
and so have you. That shouldn’t take away from the story, but, Grade: B
Roma –This was
borderline-boring at times, and I think filming in black and white is a cop out,
but ultimately it was unique and memorable. Grade: B
The Favourite – I had
no idea what to expect, and was pleasantly surprised by its humour. Grade: B+
Blackkklansman – I
enjoyed it, and from what I read after, it is faithful to the real story. Grade:
A-
A Star is Born – I
didn’t realize this was the 8,000th remake, but it’s the first I’ve
seen. I suppose you can argue it follows the rockstar biopic formula too, but at
least it didn’t pretend to be a true story, and was contemporary, and had good original
songs, and great directing—I especially loved the opening scene. Grade: A
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