alexandrearenafilho

Gladiator II feels like a 3h30 movie that lost 1h in post-production. Some scenes that should be there are missing. Major plot developments never arrive, and all of a sudden you're in the big climatic duel and Denzel orchestrated a coup somehow. Surprisingly, though, the final cut includes 4 different scenes where our golden boy Lucius flirts with the doctor Ravi. I did not expect so much queer flirtation, but Paul Mescal sure has chemistry with the doctor. And for every flaw Gladiator II may have, at least Mescal LOOKS very good in it. I was left with the impression Ridley Scott cast him primarily because his face and nose look amazing on an Ancient Rome setting.

I was under the impression that The Piano Lesson was gonna be a movie about a black family and their piano. This turned out to be a haunted house horror movie. So long for Danielle Deadwyler's hopes of getting that Oscar nomination! Maybe next year for a movie that has no ghosts and exorcisms... not a bad movie at all, but i don't see a lot of reasons to love it either. Definitely feels like an adaptation of a play, and if i had to guess i'd suppose it's faithful cuz it has a very similar vibe to previous adaptations of August Wilson's plays. I just wished Boy Willie would sell those watermelons quickly and leave Berniece alone with her own business.

...can somebody tell me who won? This season worked just fine for most of its run, and then it pulls the rug from under your feet and call you a dumbass at the very end. It's production trying very hard to overproduce, while also making the stupidest decision possible. Is it so hard to establish the rules of the game, as opposed to turning everything into a twist no one wants? Just when you thought they learned a lesson or two from the flop that was season 3 they show you they are hellbent on driving you even more mad with their choices. God forbid they tell the queens something will happen, and then have this thing actually happen.