We grade Okja, Mickey 17, and Parasite across plot, performances, visuals, sound, and theme, calling out where Bong Joon Ho soars and where the gears grind. Expect sharp takes, laughter at the absurd, and a scoreboard that might sting your favorites. • Okja’s tone swings and ethical lines in activist tactics • The Mija–Okja bond as the film’s emotional anchor • The gold-pig finale and lost tension • Mickey 17’s premise vs delivery and identity crisis • Performances: Pattinson’s doubles, Ruff...
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We grade Okja, Mickey 17, and Parasite across plot, performances, visuals, sound, and theme, calling out where Bong Joon Ho soars and where the gears grind. Expect sharp takes, laughter at the absurd, and a scoreboard that might sting your favorites. • Okja’s tone swings and ethical lines in activist tactics • The Mija–Okja bond as the film’s emotional anchor • The gold-pig finale and lost tension • Mickey 17’s premise vs delivery and identity crisis • Performances: Pattinson’s doubles, Ruff...
Greta Gerwig - From Little Women to Barbie: Scoring Greta’s Directing Work
Reel Talk w/ Al the Movie Lion
1 hour 34 minutes
1 month ago
Greta Gerwig - From Little Women to Barbie: Scoring Greta’s Directing Work
We grade Little Women, Lady Bird, and Barbie through story, performances, visuals, sound, and theme, tracing how Greta Gerwig turns ordinary moments into emotional gut-punches and playful spectacle. We argue about casting swings, cry over silence, and unpack why identity—not perfection—wins. • Little Women as a restrained, seasonal family epic • casting highs and lows, with accent talk and timeline stretch • visual portraiture, warm vs cold color logic, and the letter gaze • silence as sound...
Reel Talk w/ Al the Movie Lion
We grade Okja, Mickey 17, and Parasite across plot, performances, visuals, sound, and theme, calling out where Bong Joon Ho soars and where the gears grind. Expect sharp takes, laughter at the absurd, and a scoreboard that might sting your favorites. • Okja’s tone swings and ethical lines in activist tactics • The Mija–Okja bond as the film’s emotional anchor • The gold-pig finale and lost tension • Mickey 17’s premise vs delivery and identity crisis • Performances: Pattinson’s doubles, Ruff...
