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Coco (2017)
A real tear-jerker
One of the saddest movies I've ever seen in my life, I was cursing at Pixar like every 2 minutes when I find another tear coming down my cheek. DAMN YOU PIXAR! I can't even think about this film without weeping. I think that along with Inside Out, this is one of Pixar's best movies ever.
The Shape of Water (2017)
Almost perfect
This is the type of film that takes you back and reminds you why you fell in love with the movies. I loved almost every minute of it. Cinematography is amazing and the story itself is quite beautiful. For me - it's almost perfect.
The only reason I'm giving it an 8 and not a 10 is because there's a moment in the movie where the creature kills and eats a kitten, and that image is burned in my brain and had kinda ruined the movie for me. By the time the film is over you kinda get over it, but for me - that was one thing I can't watch, as a person who owns a cat and grew up with cats, was a bit too sickening of an image and now when I think of this film that's the image that pops up, which is a shame. Because it was a really beautiful movie.
That dancing scene got my all teared up, by the way. I LOVED IT!
Pickings (2018)
An impressive neo-noir indie film
This movie looks and feels like a big budget Hollywood movie. The visuals, cinematography, effects, and sound mix are impressive as hell! The story-line and plot do "feel" indie, and you can tell that the movie was made by a first time director / screenwriter. But the editing makes the whole thing flow smoothly, the movie goes by very quickly and doesn't overstay its welcome.
Some plot elements are a bit weak and some of the characters are cheesy, the one element in this film that screams "low budget" is its expositional animated sequence, I don't want to give anything away - but it was my least favorite part of this film, I think the movie would have been better had they found another medium to tell that part of the story. However, for a $350,000 price-tag - I'm amazed that they had the ability to produce 5% of what went on screen. This movie has gunfire, action, comedy, special effects and beautiful visuals that make it look like it came right out of the mind of Quentin Tarantino, especially their use of music.
It's violent, but humorous, dark, but FUN! and overall - as a single piece, Pickings works! And it works well. It's not for everyone, but I really enjoyed it! Looking forward to seeing what Usher Morgan, Elyse Price and their rest of their team does next.
Red Sparrow (2018)
Enjoyable Movie
This film is a lot of fun! A classic spy thriller with a sexy Jennifer Lawrence looking better than ever.