Category: Holocaust
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The Brutalist Review: Brutal by design
THE BRUTALIST (2024) I can be trite and and say that it’s brutal. I can point out its honesty. The unsympathetic cinematography. The wide open line reads. The unattractiveness. Large relationships are presented and vanish and character endings are left dangling. It alludes to deeds unseen and skips over the fallout and resolutions. Is it…
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A Real Pain Review: Somber Succession
A REAL PAIN (2024) Last night Kieran Culkin was awarded his second Golden Globe for best supporting actor in his first movie category nomination for his performance in A Real Pain, a film written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg (who also co-stars). I don’t disagree at all. Culkin is phenomenal here. Now, after watching a…