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Reviews
Real Boy (2016)
One of my favorite films of the year
This movie is simply told, without a lot of telling the viewer what to think. The people who agreed to participate in this documentary are presented in an honest way and we are privileged to go along for the ride as they all deal with change and self identity. I think it's beautiful. The music is fantastic and there is great use of animation to present some of the more emotionally difficult material. I noticed the low overall rating, which surprises me. Because it addresses controversial material, I admittedly wonder at the motivations of the people who are rating it so low. All the more reason why this is such an important film. All kinds of stories deserve to be told.
Xanadu (1980)
i love this movie
this movie is about the soundtrack (ELO is awesome), its dance numbers, its sets, and how many costumes they can get Olivia into. and it's about gene Kelly! his dancing duet with Olivia is just plain fun. this movie gets a bad rep because it's a musical and yes Michael beck can't act (it wasn't a problem in the warriors) and i'll admit that the dialogue is best described as lame. but it's a musical! who cares about dialogue! what the movie lacks is cynicism and irony, of which there are plenty in the world today. Xanadu was never intended to win Oscars or present fascinating character studies. it was meant to be fun, just fun, and if you can approach it without acting like a wannabe-scorsese, it is fun. so make some popcorn, warm up your voice so you can sing along, and just enjoy it!