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A “QUICK!” Review of “Look Back (2024)”

  Look Back is a phenomenal adaptation of the manga One Shot by Tatsuki Fujimoto of Chainsaw Man fame. The animation and visuals are incredibly unique yet beautiful. There are so many scenes that are mesmerizing to look at. The music score by Haruka Nakamura is wonderful and helps elevate the emotional impact of every scene. What makes this stand out against other animated movies is the exceptionally grounded and genuine story. It is a bittersweet and emotionally provoking look at pursuing passion while being a coming-of-age story. Even with the short hour-long runtime, the story delivers a rollercoaster of emotions that will definitely stick with you even after it is over. This is a must-watch!
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A “QUICK!” Review of “The Wild Robot (2024)”

  This is easily the best-animated movie of 2024. The story and message are incredibly heartfelt and wonderfully done. The theme of family, communities coming together and accepting being different have been done hundreds of times before but The Wild Robot still executes this in such a masterful way that it will still be incredibly touching. The animation and art style are beautiful with many stunning shots. It is hard to believe that this film had a $78 million budget, especially when compared to the $200 million budget of Inside Out 2. Every voice actor does a phenomenal job as well and it doesn’t feel phoned in. This is a must-watch film and I hope Dreamwork continues to give more of this and less of Kung Fu Panda 4.

A “QUICK!” Review of “Shōgun (2024)”

  This is an excellent drama set in 1600s Japan. The plot is incredibly engaging, and it exceptional explores political tension, religion, and Japanese culture. Hiroyuki Sanada gives a phenomenal performance as Lord Toranaga, and Anna Sawai is a surprising standout as Mariko. Cosmo Jarvis plays the white man outcast John Blackthorn, and he can come off a bit stiff in his performance, but I think overall, he does a great job as an outsider. My only gripe is the final episode, with the series not portraying what it built up in a more impactful way. Nevertheless, this is still one of the best TV shows in recent history, and I highly recommend it!

A “QUICK!” Review of “Venom: The Last Dance (2024)”

  It is genuinely impressive that Sony managed to make the most mediocre trilogy ever with such an iconic character. In terms of enjoyment, Eddie and Venom continue to be a delightfully fun duo. In this 3rd movie, they are basically on a road trip and that was relatively entertaining for the most part. The final act of the movie was also a pretty enjoyable CGI action fest with some emotional scenes. However, the story and script are still as flat as ever. The narrative feels very half baked with it feeling like a chain of things just randomly happening. Pointless characters that don’t add much. Jokes being thrown at you just to see which land. Rhys Ifans and Chiwetel Ejiofor characters could have been played by anyone but feels purposely done because they knew fans recognised them from other Marvel projects. The villain Knull looks cool but is just there to be teased for future projects. Overall, it is better than the second film but just on par with the first. It is a med

A “QUICK!” Review of “The Cabin in the Woods (2012)”

  An incredibly clever and meta take on the horror comedy genre. It is both a love letter and a criticism on the cliches and tropes used in horror movies. What makes this film unique is how it uses the tropes for its narrative purpose. I personally, would move or remove some of the scenes in the first act to give the movie a sense of mystery. Apart from that, I find this to be a throughly enjoyable film!

A “QUICK!” Review of “Joker: Folie à Deux (2024)”

  It is an incredibly poor courtroom drama, an incredibly dull romance, an incredibly abysmal drama and thriller, and a terrible musical. While this movie does have outstanding cinematography and visuals, with a continually great performance from Joaquin, it is just so terrible in every other aspect. The story feels like a complete waste of time and adds nothing while also destroying everything about the first movie. Fans of the first are going to hate this, and it certainly isn’t going to bring in anyone new, either. So it just raises the question of who exactly is this movie for?

A “QUICK!” Review of “Wolfs (2024)”

  Seeing George Clooney and Brad Pitt reunite in a movie was a genuine delight. They both play professional fixers forced to work together despite being lone wolves. Both of them continue to have wonderful chemistry, which leads to a relatively entertaining buddy cop sort of movie. However, the story is very straightforward and has all the expected tropes in these types of stories. The comedy isn’t laugh-out-loud funny but can give you a slight smile. When there are action scenes, in which there is very little off, it is serviceable at most. It is a bit of a shame that with 2 huge stars, all they made was a generic and not-very-memorable movie. Nevertheless, it was still quite enjoyable to watch for a streaming movie.