Movies…with a little bit of obscure culture and sports mixed in
This blog post is about one particular scene from Guadagnino’s most well known film. The one-time Oscar nominated Italian filmmaker became more of a household name in 2017 with the release of the critically acclaimed romantic drama Call Me By Your Name (2018).
The 96th Academy Awards – Stanko’s Version (Version 20.0)
Murder Mystery 2 (2023) comes across as if it’s a college student giving an oral presentation after taking enough drugs to cram all prep into one night. If we were to compare everyone involved with the making of Murder Mystery 2 to a hungover senior nearing graduation, the entire crew is quoting the classic “Cs get degrees” mantra.
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I never would have thought that I would be tearing up on the train watching a young man desperately pleading with his girlfriend while bleeding out on the floor of a dusty dorm apartment. I never would have thought this character uttering “eat me” would force me to cuddle up in a ball and hide my tear ducts.
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The perfect plane movie. Possibly the best plane movie experience I have ever had. The Blackening (2023) is a horror comedy (released in June for some reason) that takes every single horror movie trope about black culture and characters and skewers the expected with laugh-out-loud satirical and oh shit sass-oozing wit.
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Let’s get out in front of this. Austin Butler is one sexy mother fucker, and the James Dean persona he is bringing to The Bikeriders (2023) is not fair to the rest of the male population.
The 96th Academy Awards – Stanko’s Version (Version 19.0)
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“Stranded on a crumbling rig in Baja, a family faces off against a vengeful megalodon shark.” Director: Adrian GrunbergWriters: Carlos Cisco, Boise EsquerraStaring: Carlos Solórzano, Josh Lucas, Fernanda Urrejola, Venus […]
My first question: “Are we supposed to care?”
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) is meant for kids. Let’s get that out of the way right off the bat. If you think I am going to dissect an animated movie that was meant to make little kids scream and empty parents’ wallets, then you have another thing coming.
Stanko's Stance 