Bartleboom

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DeAge™ : 7610 days • Here since 9 august 2005
Dreamworks megamind
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As I mentioned in your other review, this is an absolutely "average" product. Certainly superior to some rubbish released by Dreamworks in recent years (e.g., Turbo), but far from the masterpieces of the genre and the best parts of the same production house (the two How to Train Your Dragon films). Speaking of Dreamworks, I recently saw Home: it’s basically the animated film produced by Rihanna's management. The final result isn't too bad (aside from a first half filled with narrative ideas more foolish than the last), the problem is, if anything, that it can be considered the final output of Dreamworks. Any ambition to propose something beyond the usual concepts of "friendship among differences," "the villains aren’t that bad" and "let's be nice to each other" seems to have been definitively abandoned...
Dan Gilroy Lo Sciacallo - Night Crawler
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I just wanted to say that I really enjoyed it, especially for Gyllencoso. And then Gyllencoso is really good, and he made Enemy, which is a really nice film, even though from what I read Everest and Southpaw are sort of crap. I also wanted to say it in a more articulated way, but I have a terrible cold and I can't manage it.
Guillermo del Toro Crimson Peak
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In fact, you write very well. Congratulations.
Alex Garland Ex Machina
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My feeling is that many approached this film like "Hiii! Damn, it even has a title in Greek from the Romans! I mean, it must be something super philosophical!" In reality, it seemed to me like a sort of 2010s reimagining of an old Hammer film: there’s the mad scientist, the young apprentice, and "the monster" claiming its place in the world. All of this filtered through a minimalist hi-tech lens and the hands of a chic designer with a budget too big for their own good. There’s a touch of Cronenberg that never hurts, and Garland, as usual, goes a bit overboard in the finale, but I really liked the cinematography, the atmospheres, and the music too... But, above all, at a certain point, naked women pop out of the fucking walls and, as far as I'm concerned, that’s all I seek in a film.
hjhhjij The man who whispers two fakes
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Guys, I care about you and all the rest. But if you’re having fun with this stuff, then I guess things were better in my day, when heroin was going around in schools and we played soccer in the street with open manholes...
Rickie Lee Jones 18/10/2015 Live at Islington Assembly Hall, London
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I had promised not to vote on reviews anymore to not "skew" the weekly leaderboard. But certain returns deserve to be celebrated properly! :))
Noah Hawley Fargo
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The first episode is, indeed, stunning. A film from just a few years prior is taken, and "very simply," its essence is perfectly captured. The season as a whole has some inevitable dips and perhaps some - maybe more avoidable - screenplay contrivances, but the overall level is definitely high and Thornton is a spectacular villain (perhaps too much so). However, I confess that I’m not too keen on seeing the second season...
Van Morrison Wavelength
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I confess that I only listened to Van Morrison in the past because I was forced to by my guitar teacher. And the approach wasn’t the best; I never figured out if it was because I was given a bad album or if Morrison just isn’t for me. But you have this way of writing that I really like. Sometimes you rant a bit, but when you talk about art like that, you’re absolutely one of my favorites, and you’ve even made me want to give it another shot.
Luca Carboni LU*CA
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No way, but did that loser really use that photo as the cover for an album?!?
Bill Stoneham The hands resist him
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Well done for remembering Marley. "No Woman No Cry" is still a masterpiece today.