Whiplash. La La Land. First Man. Damien Chazelle's technical proficiency has never been in question, but a cynical pivot to Babylon brings out a new question: Does he have the juice? justbrizigs investigates:
, we’re treated to an avalanche of elephant shit and a man getting urinated on for sexual pleasure. As an appreciator of lurid, coarse and gaudy things, I laughed and gasped, mouth agape, a smile spreading deliciously across my face like Chuck Jones’ cartoon manifestation of the Grinch.
But it’s all a far cry from any of Chazelle’s previous three features, measured works of talent and craftsmanship that proved ample fodder for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. One was about a fervently committed student of jazz, one was a modern-day musical and love letter to jazz and one was a biographical drama about Neil Armstrong. Chazelle returns following the box office lows of the latter film, 2018’s, determined to make a big impression.
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