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Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony-winning musical translates beautifully to the screen.

Set against the backdrop of the Jim Crow era, the film offers layered representation.

Remakes. Reboots. Reinventions. Redundancy. It's the common practice in Hollywood of late, sometimes offering us victorious reimagining of what can be considered cinematic classics while also, more often, falling flat on their UN-imaginative faces in utter defeat and lackluster results. Admittedly, with this in mind, I went into the newest incarnation of "The War of the Roses" with typical trepidation and cautious optimism.

Even if Drive My Car (2021) doesn't win Best Picture, it exudes a palpable sense of dreariness and lifelessness that is further embodied by Yusuke, portrayed tragically by Hidetoshi Nishijima. Check out movie reviews & summary!

The film basically says she was a lost cause from the start. We don't get a sense of who Marilyn was.

Praising Black representation and condemning the power structures that suppress it, a mother delivers an impassioned speech to her distant son.