Disenchanted (dir. Adam Shankman) is the sequel to Enchanted (dir. Kevin Lima) that we never knew we needed. The film starts after a time jump from the first move, where Giselle (Amy Adams) and Robert (Patrick Dempsey) have gotten married and had a child together. Disenchanted shows what happens in the real world after “happily ever after”–and how not everything will always work perfectly.
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Before going to see this film, I revisited Josh and Benny Safdie’s previous directorial effort, Good Time, and it reminded me why I was so excited to see Uncut Gems. From that film alone, it’s easy to see all the potential for the Safdie brothers both as writers and directors. Uncut Gems is the embodiment of that potential; they have found a type of narrative that they can tell extraordinarily well and a style that perfectly coincides with that narrative.
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Six years ago, Disney’s Frozen was released, and to say the least, it was an immediate success. Anna and Elsa merchandise flooded stores, exasperated parents endured repeat plays of “Let it Go,” and kids everywhere grew obsessed with the film. The New York Times listed Frozen as one of the top ten most influential films of the decade. Frozen set several records upon its release, including highest grossing musical film, highest grossing animated film, and highest grossing film of 2013. There was even a spike in babies named Elsa.
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