by Billie Anderson, Staff Writer
This is capital-C cinema, the kind of grand Hollywood epic that disappeared decades ago with the likes of Michael Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate and Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in America.
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What I enjoy most about a film festival—the opportunity to take a chance and discover a gem.
Written and Directed by Brady Corbet
Starring Natalie Portman, Jude Law, Jennifer Ehle, Raffey Cassidy, Stacy Martin
Running time: 1 hour 50 minutes
MPAA rating: R (violence, sexual situations, drug use)
In this very special episode of movie reviews, MJ profiles actor/writer/director Brady Corbet’s second feature-length directing effort, the polarizing Vox Lux. MJ’s Rosalie, Jaime, and Emmi join forces to dissect this complex picture, condensing them into one review. An interesting meditation on the culture and self-importance of celebrity in our modern social media haze daze, Vox Lux stars Raffey Cassidy and Natalie Portman as 13 and 31 year-old Celeste, respectively, who explodes into pop superstardom as a result of a national tragedy. The film has incited a variety of responses from audiences, so our official review combines the opinions of three different viewers to better approach this fascinating film.
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