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Vandy Price @vandyprice.bsky.social · Jan 8

With better musical numbers - at least as far as how they’re conveyed in the format of film - than Wicked and a more innovative take on the...

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Vandy Price @vandyprice.bsky.social · Dec 30

My 10 Favorite Films of 2024:

TOP 10 OF 2024

. After 2023, I wasn't sure what the future of my role in "film criticism" would be or if there would be one at all. After the dissolution o...

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Vandy Price @vandyprice.bsky.social · Dec 19

#BetterMan is a better musical than #Wicked (pretty disappointing) & a better biopic than #ACompleteUnknown (which is quite good). Please see it on the big screen as soon as you can.

Better Man | “Regent Street” Official Clip (2024) – Robbie Williams, Michael Gracey, Jonno Davies

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Vandy Price @vandyprice.bsky.social · Nov 26

#NowWatching #WICKED w/ the moms & my aunt 😊

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Vandy Price @vandyprice.bsky.social · Nov 25

#NowWatching #GladiatorII

@paramountpictures.bsky.social #Gladiator #GladiatorMovie #RidleyScott #PaulMescal #DenzelWashington #PedroPascal #JosephQuinn #ConnieNielsen #FredHechinger #PeterMensah #DerekJacobi #LiorRaz #MattLucas #AlexanderKarim #YuvalGonen #NewRelease

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Vandy Price @vandyprice.bsky.social · Nov 22

#NowWatching #NickelBoys

#MGMStudios #Amazon #RaMellRoss #ColsonWhitehead #EthanHerisse #BrandonWilson #AunjanueEllisTaylor #SamMalone #NajahBradley #JimmieFails #HamishLinklater #GralenBryantBanks #LukeTennie #FredHechinger #DaveedDiggs #CraigTate #NewRelease

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Vandy Price @vandyprice.bsky.social · Nov 22

Be sure to catch me on the latest episode of the @outnowpodcast.bsky.social podcast! We talk #Anora & #ARealPain👇

AmAARONcan Psycho Neuwirth @aaronsps4.bsky.social · Nov 20

It was fun to be joined by @reeljeffewing.bsky.social and @vandyprice.bsky.social for this week's episode of @outnowpodcast.bsky.social, as we had plenty to say about #Anora, #ARealPain, and more. Take a listen! tinyurl.com/3zsvm8ww

Out Now 601: Anora & A Real Pain

Chaotic journeys abound on this week's podcast!

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Vandy Price @vandyprice.bsky.social · Nov 21

Noooooooooo!!!! I swear I’ve probably bought that movie 12 different ways in 18 different formats 😆

Vandy Price @vandyprice.bsky.social · Nov 21

#NowWatching #ThePianoLesson

#Netflix #AugustWilson #MalcolmWashington #SamuelLJackson #JohnDavidWashington #DanielleDeadwyler #RayFisher #CoreyHawkins #StephanJames #ErykahBadu #MichaelPotts #SkylerAleeceSmith #PaulettaWashington #NewRelease

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Vandy Price @vandyprice.bsky.social · Nov 21

A Real Pain.

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Vandy Price @vandyprice.bsky.social · Nov 21

Any other #PhysicalMedia fans on this app? This week’s new pick-ups include two new release and two re-issue 4K Steelbooks!

#Steelbook #4K #BeetlejuiceBeetlejuice #Godzilla #GodzillaMinusOne #Terminator #BlazingSaddles #BluRay #BluRayCollector #BluRayCollection

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Vandy Price @vandyprice.bsky.social · Nov 21

BLITZ: McQueen's films always carry a layer of introspection & what the events his characters encounter bring out of them based on past experiences, but while I won't say it feels as if these characters are going through the motions, it kind of feels like the film is. Beautifully rendered though.

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Vandy Price @vandyprice.bsky.social · Nov 20

This was a lot of fun. Talked about my first time watch of IN A LONELY PLACE w/ my friend @krispistole.bsky.social for his new podcast/web series!

Check it out!

Kristopher Pistole @krispistole.bsky.social · Nov 20

if you like podcasts and old movies, check out my new episode where @vandyprice.bsky.social and I discuss the film noir classic, In A Lonely Place creators.spotify.com/pod/show/kri...

#5 - In a Lonely Place by Classic Cinema Society

This week Phillip Price joins the podcast to discuss the 1950 classic noir, In A Lonely Place starring Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Graham. Send us an email at [email protected] Chec...

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Out Now with Aaron & Abe @outnowpodcast.bsky.social · Nov 20

We're talking chaotic adventures this week as we reviewed #Anora and #ARealPain with guests @reeljeffewing.bsky.social & @vandyprice.bsky.social. Plus, games, listener feedback, and more. Enjoy! tinyurl.com/m8nyhjmz

Out Now 601: Anora & A Real Pain

This week’s Out Now with Aaron and Abe (https://www.facebook.com/outnowpodcast) finds everyone on dysfunctional journeys! Jeff Ewing and Philip Price join Aaron to discuss Anora and A Real Pain. Hear ...

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Vandy Price @vandyprice.bsky.social · Nov 20

BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER: The Herdman’s alterations to tradition convey that what matters are not the details of the nativity play, but the meaning drawn from the story & yet, despite being clear as ever, it feels naive to believe those who need to will see their own reflections in such events.

Vandy Price @vandyprice.bsky.social · Nov 20

RED ONE: Ugly as hell, but the script deserved better. Creative flourishes like the toy store transit system & reimagining Santa's deliveries as an action sequence really work, but that it also attempts to touch on how difficult it can be to find good in the world today implies an uncovered depth.

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Vandy Price @vandyprice.bsky.social · Nov 19

JUROR #2: More than its exploration of truth - specifically around how our self-interests & self-peace can be at odds w/ one another - this effortlesslly puts you in Hoult's position, making you question your choices in this moral quandary, while being captivating purely in its entertainment value.

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The Word on Pop Culture @wordonpopculture.bsky.social · Nov 19

Capsule Reviews: 'The Wild Robot,' 'We Live in Time' & 'The Order'

by Philip Price

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Vandy Price @vandyprice.bsky.social · Nov 19

ANORA: First half is the better half, yet it’s the characters that don't arrive until the second that make this as memorable as it is. Baker highlights a sad but true reality for those trying to find a way out; I just wish I liked & cared about Ani more. Fantastic needle drops throughout tho.

Vandy Price @vandyprice.bsky.social · Nov 19

HERETIC: Operates in the "go big or go home" line of thought as it attempts to be a mind game, a mind fuck, & a critical reading of the organized religions that ring “as hollow & as capitalistic” as board games like Monopoly with all its "zany spinoffs”. Absolutely one of the best films of the year.

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Vandy Price @vandyprice.bsky.social · Nov 19

CONCLAVE: Succeeds more as an exploration of faith than the melodramatic conspiracy thriller it purports to be. There are notes of the latter, but the way these breadcrumbs ultimately render themselves moot tells us more about our fundamental dispositions than our fundamentalist constructions.

Vandy Price @vandyprice.bsky.social · Nov 19

VENOM 3: Kind of admire what Hardy & co. did w/ this trilogy as I could have never predicted its next move, but I also experienced a series of existential crises while watching THE LAST DANCE that had me questioning both what we were doing & why. A waste on so many fronts. Ms. Chen a freak for sure.

Vandy Price @vandyprice.bsky.social · Nov 19

SMALL THINGS LIKE THESE: The ever-expanding collage of indecencies done by institutions intended to help the least of us while catering only to those who contribute the most (especially financially) expands in this subtle, quiet drama where C. Murphy wrestles not with his faith but his principles.

Vandy Price @vandyprice.bsky.social · Nov 19

HERE: The gimmick definitely restricts the film in certain aspects, making the performances feel awkward as a result, but as an experiment in attempting to capture the unremarkable and mundane in a novel, sometimes stunning fashion this montage of moments is effective when it most needs to be.

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Vandy Price @vandyprice.bsky.social · Nov 16

#NowWatching #Blitz

@appletv.bsky.social #BlitzMovie #SteveMcQueen #SaoirseRonan #ElliottHeffernan #HarrisDickinson #PaulWeller #BenjaminClementine #KathyBurke #StephenGraham #ErinKellyman #SallyMessham #HayleySquires #JoshuaMcGuire #NewRelease

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