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Here is my latest movie review for Birmingham Public Library. It is about Dream Scenario and all the insanity that unfolds in this movie.

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Here is my latest movie review for Birmingham Public Library. Dune: Part Two is much better than Dune: Part One.

#dc22 #great movies #dreamscollective #alabama #birmingham public library #denis villeneuve #timothée chalamet #zendaya #austin butler #rebecca ferguson #javier bardem #dune #dc22 reviews #dune part 2 #sandworm #science fiction #florence pugh #lea seydoux #christopher walken #stellan skarsgard #josh brolin #long live the fighters #melange #apocalypse now #dave bautista #charlotte rampling #space #the 2020s #2024 #spice

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Here is my latest film review for Birmingham Public Library! The Holdovers is one of my favorite films of 2023. It is worth rewatching, especially during the holidays.

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Words are very Unnecessary They can only do harm

#depeche mode #great music #dc22 #dreamscollective #synthpop #new wave #enjoy the silence #violator #the 1990s

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THE MUMMY 1999 — dir. Stephen Sommers

#the mummy #the 1990s #great movies #dc22 #brendan fraser #rachel weisz #dreamscollective

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"You sold your soul to the devil when you put on your first pair of Jimmy Choos" THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (2006), dir. David Frankel

#the devil wears prada #2000s #comedy #great movies #dc22 #dreamscollective #anne hathaway #meryl streep #emily blunt #stanley tucci

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Movie Review - The Wolf of Wall Street

“There’s no friends on Wall Street.” 

I revisited The Wolf of Wall Street for the first time since I last saw it in theaters almost 10 years ago. All the Caligula-esque hedonism and debauchery tailor-made for a modern-day capitalist society spare us no mercy. Jordan Belfort and his cronies raise the bar for working hard and playing hard. I laughed during the most outrageous scenes. It is apparent that Jonah Hill is trying to go 200 miles an hour as Donnie Azoff. When he mocked and berated a bow-tie-wearing, naïve stockbroker by swallowing his pet goldfish whole, it had me in stitches. Oh, let’s not forget the Quaaludes episode that ends in a severely damaged Lamborghini and a choking incident that parallels a Popeye episode. I cried during scenes that hit me harder than I anticipated. In my opinion, one of the most disturbing scenes was towards the end. During a heartbreaking argument with Margot Robbie’s Naomi Lapaglia about getting a divorce, Belfort resorts to cutting up a cushion on one of his nice sofas just to retrieve a bag of cocaine. There was no hope during this moment. My jaw hit the floor during the most bizarre and shocking moments that arguably weren’t necessary to show. There is a Dante’s Inferno vibe during the house or yacht parties and celebrations at the workplace. 

Of course, The Wolf of Wall Street is wildly entertaining and edited in a manner that makes its three-hour runtime feel like one hour. Most of the good ol’ boys, who watch this movie, will probably cheer and feel inspired. At the end of the day, however, this movie should make you angry. After all the fun is done, the consequences won’t magically vanish. Everyone has to face them eventually. It’s an ongoing theme that Martin Scorsese never fails to address when he wrapped up his more aggressive stories such as Raging Bull, Goodfellas, and Casino.

Unfortunately, Jordan Belfort just got a slap on the wrist for his whirlwind adventures fueled by drugs, sex, luxuries, and all the stock fraud that spoon-fed him this lifestyle in the first place. Remember, The Wolf of Wall Street is a mirror that wants you to wake up and reevaluate your motives in your chosen career, not an escape from reality that makes you feel invincible for an entire afternoon. When the final scene where Belfort is speaking at a conference abruptly ends, it’s like waking up with a hangover after a fun night out on the town. Sure, there are the crazy memories, but that searing headache will make you rethink certain choices that you made. 

To quote a friend of mine, The Wolf of Wall Street is simply Scorsese making his vision of an Oliver Stone film. Belfort’s 2007 memoir is the right template for this approach.

Grade: B+

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A fun horror film that never gets old! The cryptic, immediately recognizable, and iconic piano notes should always send shivers down your spine.

HALLOWEEN (1978) dir. John Carpenter

#halloween #great movies #dc22 #john carpenter #jamie lee curtis #the 1970s #michael myers

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Barbie (2023) dir. Greta Gerwig

#barbie #great movies #the 2020s #greta gerwig #margot robbie #ryan gosling #issa rae #michael cera #billie elish #will ferrell #dc22 #dreamscollective #kate mckinnon #america ferrera #helen mirren #dua lipa #rhea perlman #kingsley ben adir #simu liu #toys #noah baumbach #alexandra shipp #john cena #sharon rooney

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Sky, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth (Naomi Kawase, 2001)

#sky wind fire earth #naomi kawase #2001 #great movies #dc22 #dreamscollective #kawase #japan

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My all-time favorite Wes Anderson film! It’s very adventurous!

THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL (2014) dir. wes anderson

#the grand budapest hotel #the 2010s #great movies #criterion collection #wes anderson #ralph fiennes #hungary #budapest

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Ben Gazzara and Sammy Davis Jr. Convicts 4 (1962) dir. Millard Kaufman

#convicts 4 #ben gazzara #sammy davis jr. #great movies #criterion collection #the 1960s

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If you're looking for another book to add to your summer reading list, I would recommend Age of Cage: Four Decades of Hollywood Through One Singular Career. Check out my latest book review for Birmingham Public Library!

#great movies #dc22 #dreamscollective #nicolas cage #california #francis ford coppola #valley girl #fast times at ridgemont high #moonstruck #raising arizona #wild at heart #it could happen to you #honeymoon in vegas #guarding tess #con air #the rock #face/off #the unbearable weight of massive talent #pig #leaving las vegas #vampire’s kiss #the wicker man #reviews #book reviews #movie reviews #oscars #the 1980s #the 1990s #the 2000s #the 2010s

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I never get sick of this song!

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#kill bill #sza #doja cat #2020s #dc22 #great music #hip hop #rap

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Love, Reign o'er Me - The Who

#the who #love reign o'er me #dc22 #quadrophenia #great music #dreamscollective #the 1970s #pete townshend #roger daltrey #keith moon #john entwistle

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Here’s my latest movie review for Birmingham Public Library! Everything Everywhere All at Once is easily my number one movie of 2022! It is perfect and immaculate! 

#great movies #dc22 #dreamscollective #everything everywhere all at once #birmingham #alabama #california #imagination #dc22 reviews #michelle yeoh #daniel scheinert #daniel kwan #ke huy quan #jamie lee curtis #multiverse #libraries #birmingham public library