I watched 'Magazine Dreams' yesterday, and it was one of those films where the main character kept me intrigued the whole time they were on screen. This movie is incredibly dark, evoking a wide range of emotions as I watched it, and it really emphasizes the challenges some individuals face with mental health. In my opinion, this was Jonathan Majors' best performance. He is an AMAZING actor, and it's unfortunate that his career has faced setbacks due to unfortunate circumstances. However, I truly hope Hollywood will give him a second chance, and that he can regain his stardom. I'm really rooting for him! 

Honestly what I really love about this movie is how it digs deep into our need for connection and validation. It shows how easy it is for people, especially those dealing with mental health issues or figuring out their identity, to feel invisible until their struggles blow up. It's really tough to see a guy who lost both his parents when he was young, trying to take care of his sick grandpa, all while chasing after his idol and figuring out where he fits in a world that just doesn’t seem to want him. I saw a lot of people like to compare this movie to ‘The Joker’ and ‘Taxi Driver,’ and I totally get that. It also makes me think of the movie 'Black Swan,' with its themes of lonely people trying to fit into what society sees as "perfect," only to end up losing themselves in the process. 
 
Overall, this was an AMAZING movie featuring an AMAZING performance by Jonathan Majors. I love how the film illustrates the dangers of tying your self-worth to external validation—such as fame, appearance, or approval from others.

I watched 'Magazine Dreams' yesterday, and it was one of those films where the main character kept me intrigued the whole time they were on screen. This movie is incredibly dark, evoking a wide range of emotions as I watched it, and it really emphasizes the challenges some individuals face with mental health. In my opinion, this was Jonathan Majors' best performance. He is an AMAZING actor, and it's unfortunate that his career has faced setbacks due to unfortunate circumstances. However, I truly hope Hollywood will give him a second chance, and that he can regain his stardom. I'm really rooting for him! 

Honestly what I really love about this movie is how it digs deep into our need for connection and validation. It shows how easy it is for people, especially those dealing with mental health issues or figuring out their identity, to feel invisible until their struggles blow up. It's really tough to see a guy who lost both his parents when he was young, trying to take care of his sick grandpa, all while chasing after his idol and figuring out where he fits in a world that just doesn’t seem to want him. I saw a lot of people like to compare this movie to ‘The Joker’ and ‘Taxi Driver,’ and I totally get that. It also makes me think of the movie 'Black Swan,' with its themes of lonely people trying to fit into what society sees as "perfect," only to end up losing themselves in the process. 
 
Overall, this was an AMAZING movie featuring an AMAZING performance by Jonathan Majors. I love how the film illustrates the dangers of tying your self-worth to external validation—such as fame, appearance, or approval from others.

Very good movie very tragic as well. For me the ending felt a little bit off but I liked the whole movie otherwise. Jonathan majors puts on a fantastic performance unfortunately and makes you cringe throughout the movie. It also touches well on depending on outside approval and how loneliness can kill you. Also wtf was Mike o Hearn doing in this movie dude? Cant say he’s too different from his character either way.

Very good movie very tragic as well. For me the ending felt a little bit off but I liked the whole movie otherwise. Jonathan majors puts on a fantastic performance unfortunately and makes you cringe throughout the movie. It also touches well on depending on outside approval and how loneliness can kill you. Also wtf was Mike o Hearn doing in this movie dude? Cant say he’s too different from his character either way.

Whole movie was basically about this guy being insecure about his shoulder size because 1 judge didn’t like his shoulders And was good though

Whole movie was basically about this guy being insecure about his shoulder size because 1 judge didn’t like his shoulders And was good though

2026

this was so great, there is so so much to discuss here and i really don’t think that im intelligent enough to unpack it all so i’ll just write my thoughts.

it’s a brutal and honest character study. killian maddox is a complex character. he is a strong, manly body of armour built around the inner personality of a young child. he struggles with very strong anger and social issues which act as the driving force to a lot of the decisions he makes throughout the course of the film. he craves validation, not only in the career he works so hard to excel at, but also in the lonely life that he lives.

at some points i did find it challenging to feel sympathy for him as he does make a lot of wrong choices that only come back to bite him. this all stacks on top of him, weighs and crushes him until he almost reaches a seriously devastating climax that he, in the moment, realises will not make everybody like or remember him for the reasons he wants to be. and this is where we see the change that we as an audience root for and feel satisfied to watch.

the first half is so great and had me thinking there was no doubt this was going to be a 4 star or more. but i didn’t enjoy the second half as much. i didn’t hook me as much as the first half but i wasn’t bored at any points throughout the film.

jonathan banks was nothing short of incredible in this role. there was nothing he did that didn’t convince me that this man had the issues he was facing. an amazing performance.

as i said, there is much more i could say about this character and film, there is a lot to uncover. i’d love for this to get some more recognition. but i really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend this to people who like a emotional ride.

2026

this was so great, there is so so much to discuss here and i really don’t think that im intelligent enough to unpack it all so i’ll just write my thoughts.

it’s a brutal and honest character study. killian maddox is a complex character. he is a strong, manly body of armour built around the inner personality of a young child. he struggles with very strong anger and social issues which act as the driving force to a lot of the decisions he makes throughout the course of the film. he craves validation, not only in the career he works so hard to excel at, but also in the lonely life that he lives.

at some points i did find it challenging to feel sympathy for him as he does make a lot of wrong choices that only come back to bite him. this all stacks on top of him, weighs and crushes him until he almost reaches a seriously devastating climax that he, in the moment, realises will not make everybody like or remember him for the reasons he wants to be. and this is where we see the change that we as an audience root for and feel satisfied to watch.

the first half is so great and had me thinking there was no doubt this was going to be a 4 star or more. but i didn’t enjoy the second half as much. i didn’t hook me as much as the first half but i wasn’t bored at any points throughout the film.

jonathan banks was nothing short of incredible in this role. there was nothing he did that didn’t convince me that this man had the issues he was facing. an amazing performance.

as i said, there is much more i could say about this character and film, there is a lot to uncover. i’d love for this to get some more recognition. but i really enjoyed it and would definitely recommend this to people who like a emotional ride.

I liked this movie. Jonathan Majors played a phenomenal crazy person. Pretty much a body building Stan who lacks people skills. There were a lot of scenes that made me grit my teeth but to no major pay off. Just cringeworthy moments that you can’t turn away from. Film was shot really well overall good looking movie. there were some cool scenes. I think if the ending would have been what he originally planned on doing I would of rated this higher. Decent film.

I liked this movie. Jonathan Majors played a phenomenal crazy person. Pretty much a body building Stan who lacks people skills. There were a lot of scenes that made me grit my teeth but to no major pay off. Just cringeworthy moments that you can’t turn away from. Film was shot really well overall good looking movie. there were some cool scenes. I think if the ending would have been what he originally planned on doing I would of rated this higher. Decent film.