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Maestro

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Maestro was one of the films that I have not had a chance to see in theaters, but I knew it was coming to Netflix. It has a lot of Oscar buzz about it.

I have to say that I found the two lead performances, Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein and Carey Mulligan as Felicia Montealegre, electric and amazing. Both should be contenders for an Oscar, if not some of the leading choices.

However, I found the movie itself to be fairly boring.

The film looked great. I particularly enjoyed looking at the black and white section of the film when they were in the past. Bradley Cooper did a spectacular job directing this, but I just found the film lacking in a story that engaged me for most of the movie. Late in the film with Felicia dealing with cancer, the film started to pick up for me in the story department. 

Unfortunately, even with the positives that were here, I just did not enjoy this movie much. I found it dull. There are two brilliant acting performance though and if that is enough for you, then you will enjoy Maestro. I wanted more.

2.75 stars

2023 I Am Groot Voice Acting Award

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“I am Groot” Voice Acting Award

Previous Winners:  Robin Williams (Aladdin- honorary), Auli’i Cravalho (Moana), Andy Serkis (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes),  Josh Brolin (Avengers: Infinity War), Ryan Reynolds (Detective Pikachu), Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian), Jeffrey Wright and Chadwick Boseman (What If…?), Antonio Banderas (Puss in Boots: The Last Wish)

Every year, there are talented voice actors who create characters with their voices. In this category, we include animated movies, CGI characters, and even live action characters whose face you never see.

There are always a lot of great choices. Here are the Honorable Mentions…

Honorable Mentions: A couple of actors from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse included a great performance from Hailee Steinfeld as Spider-Gwen and Oscar Isaac as Spider-Man 2099. Vin Diesel does a great job as Groot both in Guardians Vol. 3 and I Am Groot animated shorts. The iconic Peter Cullen brought Optimus Prime back to the live action Transformers: Rise of the Beasts. The four young actors, Micah Abbey, Shannon Brown Jr., Nicolas Canter, and Brady Noon in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem were brought together in the studio to do their voice over together. Daveed Diggs appeared as Sebastian in the live action Little Mermaid flick. If I had a basic runner-up, it would be Jack Black in The Super Marion Bros. film.

And the winner: Bradley Cooper (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3)

Rocket was the emotional heart of that movie and Bradley Cooper brought his best work from the franchise. Though he did not record the really young Rocket, he did the majority of the character and did the most painful parts. He has been exceptional as the raccoon and he is a big reason why Rocket is a major character in the MCU.