Magazine Dreams (2025) (original) (raw)
An amateur bodybuilder struggles to find human connection in this exploration of celebrity and violence.
An amateur bodybuilder struggles to find human connection in this exploration of celebrity and violence. (less)
Director: Elijah Bynum
Writer: Elijah Bynum
Starring: Jonathan Majors, Haley Bennett, Taylour Paige, Bradley Stryker
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Review by Brian Orndorf, March 19, 2025
8 / 10
Writer/director Elijah Bynum follows up his little-seen 2017 picture, �Hot Summer Nights� (starring a semi-unknown Timothee Chalamet), with �Magazine Dreams,� which is bound to achieve a lot of attention for the filmmaker, one way or another. It�s certainly a more accomplished feature, as the helmer deeply inhales �Taxi Driver� fumes to inspire this understanding of obsession and mental illness. It�s a rough journey for the main character, following an aspiring bodybuilder as he gradually detaches from reality while pursuing a vision of fame and respect, maintaining a tenuous grasp on self-con ...read more...
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