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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 2024
No one does it for me like Caesar but Noah did try his darndest.
With each addition of the Apes films, it progressively got better with more ethos and humanity than we see in human movies. They just had to go and ruin an all ape film with some humans which was the weakest part of the story. An underdeveloped young female character befriends the apes only to prove that humans are the absolute worst.
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Brandy Hellville & the Cult of Fast Fashion 2024
I feel like they were trying to do way too much with this one. Fast fashion is an epidemic that deserves its own documentary (and there are plenty) not to be added as some side dish to the main entree that clearly isn’t appetizing enough.
Brandy Melville isn’t short of scandals so I’m wondering why it couldn’t hold its own for a 90 min film. It seemed like during research they got sidetracked by how deplorable these clothing retailers are…
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Monkey Man 2024
Honestly will be telling my grandchildren how I got to witness Dev Patel breakdown in tears after receiving a standing ovation for the world premiere at SXSW of likely one of the most impossible feats of cultural representation I’ve ever witnessed.
While many South Asians, specifically Indian Hindus, grew up with the story of Ramayana repetitively referenced throughout our childhood, going into this film with a basic understanding of the titular characters and their attributes would greatly benefit you. The…
