What do you think of the new Bob Dylan biopic?
We’re not holding back.
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Updated 4 months ago,January 6, 2025
Moira Roses favorite season is upon us: Awards!
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Theres just so much to discuss and so little time.
Its a brilliant portrayal of a brilliant artist and delivers satisfying entertainment at every turn.
And yet, here we are.
However, the singer supposedly gaveA Complete Unknownhis stamp of approval after doing a readthrough with director James Mangold.
Has Dylan lost his edge?
Heath Ledger portrays an actor, Robbie Clark, tasked with playing Rollins on screen.
In doing so, Clark upturns his life and becomes a cipher for Dylans real-life marital difficulties.
Blanchett earned an Oscar nomination for this mesmerizing performance.
In the movie, no one ever draws attention to the fact that she is Cate Blanchett.
(Chalamet does give Blanchett a run for her money, though.)
So, again, what gives?
Did he perhaps want to make his music more accessible to younger audiences?
The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind.
And while you do that, I will be off somewhere trying to turn Timothee Chalamet gay.
