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Insane. This was WAY more than the film I thought it was going to be, and is probably one of the most intense of the year. Cailee Spaeny killed it, and is personally my pick for Best Actress of the 2024 Oscars. Jacob Elordu has managed to outdo every horror villain in years with his bipolar, unhinged performance as Elvis. This honestly just really goes deep into the behind-the-scenes not just in Elvis', but a lot of lives that celebrities/artists that we love that are just despicable people in reality. Honestly one of this year's best, most in-depth look into a life, and just one of the best films in general. I can also definitely see why the Elvis estate didn't want this to be made but hey, truth comes out eventually.
Quite possibly one of the best Christmas films ever? I first saw Payne & Giamatti's previous film together, "Sideways" during my screenwriting training class, and it is one that I would think of for a while. Their new film, "The Holdovers", is hilarious, beautifully shot and acted, heartwarming, and has a great sense of grief and joy meshed together. Definitely leaning towards Randolph for Best Supporting Actress; her performance BLEW me away.
Overall, I love these films. Light-hearted & comedic while also have a sense of darkness and a lot of heavy emotion to it. Definitely is one of the most heartfelt films of the year.
Overall, I love these films. Light-hearted & comedic while also have a sense of darkness and a lot of heavy emotion to it. Definitely is one of the most heartfelt films of the year.
David Fincher's The Killer is a huge win in my book, and a very cold, sociopathic film in general. My only gripe is how easy everything seemed to come to Fassbender's character, The Killer. But the alternative soundtrack from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (The musical duo behind the scores of Bones and All, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem); absolutely murdered the scene. Fincher's direction for this is fantastic, along with Fassbender's ice cold performance. This definitely sits up there with Fincher's best; and it's also nice to have a new movie that Netflix puts out that isn't a completely sludge fest. This is creativity and brutality amped up to a whole nother level.