Tag: Jude Law
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“Captain Marvel”: Empowered Woman in an Un-empowering Origin Story
Captain Marvel has a women empowerment meme that occurs midway: all the earlier versions of Carol Danvers (a fierce Brie Larson) from youth to teen to adult, who got knocked down by men, get right back up and stare straight at the camera with a grim steadfast determination. That punch when it lands has the…
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“Vox Lux”: Another A Star Is Reborn Story
In Vox Lux, a star is reborn tale of a pop singer’s rise and re-rise, characters don’t grow into their roles, they morph into, more precisely match cut into them. The child is cut into the mother’s child, played by the same actress (Raffey Cassidy), the same, sad, plaintiff voice and mannerism providing a fateful…
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“Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald”: Confusion, Exhaustion and a White Eye Johnny Depp
In Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald J.K. Rowling’s propensity for plot development through regression hampers a sequel already suffering from planned quintet fatigue. No advancement can be made without two reinterpretations and flashbacks. Crimes is so tangled with story that not even the best hair relaxer can straighten the mess without abundant audience confusion…