An ambitious, frustrating, and ultimately fascinating mess of a movie.
Tag: Joaquin Phoenix
“Joker: Folie à Deux”
Why anyone thought this would work as a musical is absolutely baffling, especially when your male lead actor can’t carry a tune.
“Napoleon”
Overblown, overly ambitious, self-indulgent, and intolerably dull, this historical epic is a total misfire.
“Beau is Afraid”
A wonderfully weird, polarizing film that stretches the outer limits of neurotic self-indulgence. It’s both too abstract yet packed with clunky metaphors and overt symbolism, but it strikes gold and finds success more often than not.
“C’mon C’mon”
An empathetic, perceptive look at bridging the gap between the older and younger generations.
“Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot”
Callahan’s career as a crude cartoonist is where the real interesting stuff lies; too bad it’s only touched on briefly in favor of reminding audiences of AA’s 12 step program.
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