My Old Ass ⭐️⭐️⭐️ "The movie presents itself as a story of "What would you tell your younger self?" but it hesitates in committing. Instead, it becomes a movie about treasuring the moment while it lasts, and not regretting that it doesn't last forever even when you wish it did."
The Wild Robot ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 "The film is warm and brisk, the latter sometimes comes at the expense of narrative. It makes up for that by filling itself with heart, dressing it up with gorgeous storybook animation."
Notice to Quit ⭐️⭐️ "I find the movie difficult to dislike, mostly because it's such an earnest screwball and everyone involved looks like they're having a good time. They can't overcome its flat simplicity, which makes the movie less joyful than it clearly wants to be."
Lee ⭐️⭐️1/2 "The entire movie shouldn't rest on Winslet's shoulders, but the filmmakers push more of it on her because she's its chosen asset. Lee is a movie that would benefit if it took some of that burden and spread it around."
Bagman ⭐️ "Bagman falls flat because everyone involved in the film looks like they can't be bothered with enriching it. It's hard for me to work up enthusiasm for a movie that doesn't seem all that enthusiastic about itself."
Azrael ⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Samara Weaving's role can be argued to be a career highlight, giving an expressive performance of feral desperation. It's another argument for her being the best scream queen of her generation."
Megalopolis ⭐️⭐️ "For better or worse, it's a movie that's unlike anything else you'll see this year. But that just means it sucks in its own distinct way."
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Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 "The film's main focus is the post-paralysis period, keeping Reeve's acting career as more of a subplot that pops in. The reason they do this is to combine the inspirational figure with the image of a superhero as long as possible, and it's striking."
The Substance ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 "The Substance is a raw commentary on society's obsession with youth and beauty and the pressures of aging that walk hand-in-hand with it. It can grow a bit on-the-nose with its satire, but it's worth sticking with just to see how far it goes."
