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“To be honest, watching Adam Sandlerās Netflix movies is a terrible chore (can you imagine that I have watched almost all of themā¦). Still, this one did seem to be interesting so I thought I might check it out after all. Well, even though it didnāt get much love when it was released, I thought ” read more
“Since I have always been a huge fan of āClerksā, of course, I was really eager to check this 3rdĀ instalment. Well, to be honest, for a while, I was actually really worried. Indeed, there were just so many things that really didnāt work. There were some details like the fact that Jay And Silen” read more
“After being stuck in development hell for maybe 30 years, Eddie Murphy finally managed to get this 4th installment for his signature franchise. Well, guess what? I thought it was not bad at all after all. To be honest, I think my appreciation for this movie had more to do with the usually dreadful o” read more
“I have to admit that I have never been a huge fan of the Beach Boys but I always liked watching documentaries about famous bands like this one because itās pretty neat to discover a band this way and, since this one was available on Disney+, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, to be hone” read more
“A few weeks ago, I was having dinner with some aunts and an uncle of mine and they kept talking about this movie and how hilarious it was so I became intrigued. Eventually, I checked it out and the IMDb ratings were actually pretty good so, since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as wel” read more
“To be honest, I wasnāt really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. I have noticed afterwards that this movie did get some rather weak reviews and, now, I understand why. Last year, I also saw āGhostbusters: Afterlifeā” read more
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Notes: Well, I was eventually really glad I picked up this movie (It was only my 4th option) because I really enjoyed the damned thing after all. I have to admit that I was expecting more romance maybe because Iām a romantic and, even though the outcome was predictable, I hoped that Anora and Ivan would enjoy their relationship for a bit longer (seriously, I think it did last for maybe 5 mins). I noticed that the rest of the film club didnāt care much for how seedy this strip-club life was but I donāt think that Sean Baker, the director, was interested in delivering a cautionary tale about this world. Basically, guys go to such places and girls work there, thatās how it is and how it will always be. In fact, I think he was more interested to display that this Russian oligarch family was actually just as messed up (maybe even more) than all these girls working as strippers. Concerning Anora, sure, it might seem sad but I think she just gambled but what did she have to loose? The big difference with Ivan was that he actually never cared for her after all but, even if he has all the money in the world, itās not so sure that he will ever find happiness if he keeps on going like this. At least, even if you might not care for this movie, you canāt deny that Mikey Madison gave such a strong performance here. Iām also really glad that they took the piss at āPretty Womanā and delivered an actually really good story about a sex-worker falling in love with some rich dude.
(Nov. 2024)
Notes: I also saw āGhostbusters: Afterlifeā and I have to admit that it was actually a decent sequel/reboot but this new installment was just seriously underwhelming though. Basically, in the previous movie, they had introduced a new group of characters so, it seemed to be a no-brainer that they should focus on some cool new exciting ghost adventure. However, they unfortunately came up with something so derivative and above all so boring. Since they mixed the new characters with the legacy characters this time, there were therefore many characters involved, maybe too many. On top oft that, beside the boring main plot, there were also as result a whole bunch of subplots but they were all pretty lame as well. The only exception was the sub-plot involving Phoebe Spengler becoming friends (maybe even falling in love?) with a ghost and it actually had some potential. Can you imagine if they had dropped the whole thing about the evil entity who wanted to take over our world (seriously, how many times did they already do something really similar in this franchiseā¦) and focused instead on some doomed lesbian love story involving one of the Ghostbusters and some cute ghost? Of course, they would never do that and, at this point, you wonder if they shouldnāt drop this franchise by now. 