The Brutalist
Plot: Toth is a respected architect in his home country, but when he flees to America, he has to rebuild his life from scratch. He starts all the way at the bottom, but he's lucky enough to bump into a wealthy client. He recognizes Toth's talents and helps him to realize his most ambitious project.
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September 15, 2025
There are some interesting touches here, but for the most part, it's a blatant Oscar contender that uses its runtime to impress more than anything else. For a film about an architect, very little is done with actual architecture. Instead, most of the film revolves around the architect's life (and struggles).
I didn't care much for the music, but at least it tried to get itself noticed. The cinematography was rather bland, the performances lacked depth, and the runtime was excessive. You'd have thought they would have tried harder to translate the architectural style into cinematic traits, but they clearly didn't want to risk losing the audience. As for the little audio AI spat, what silly nonsense that was.