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Best in Show 2000
This was a pretty damn delightful comedy with some stellar casting. My favorite thing is that it rarely or maybe never felt mean spirited and that it let these actors just shine. The writers set the plot secondary to the characters. For example, it’s a running bit that Catherine O’Hara’s character used to sleep around with a ton of guys. During a social event, the characters wore nametag stickers. And I found it so hilarious that her character had like…
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The Menu 2022
I had tons of fun with this, especially watching it at my friend’s house while we paused every couple minutes to discuss plot twists. I’m a very lonesome person who generally consumes movies alone, so that was a refreshing experience.
While I found some catharsis and comedy here, the movie lost me a few too many times because it got too messy for me thematically. For example, there’s a sequence with Elsa and Margot that was thrilling in the moment…
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Animalia 2023
Sundance 2023 Film #2
I'm the first to come out loving an ambitious film, but this was a frustrating watch for me. I thought it was trying to say too much with an essentially incoherent plot that felt like it was simply coasting on vibes and visuals. And don't get me wrong. I think there are some intriguing and downright stunning visuals here, especially with the use of animals.
Unfortunately, I feel like this film had a million messages under…
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You Won't Be Alone 2022
I kind of hated this, but I also really loved it. For example, I didn’t always like our protagonist’s narration. The deliberate sparseness felt frustrating, forced, and tedious at times and utterly beautiful at others. I guess it’s challenging like poetry in that way. I also wish I never knew anything about the film coming in because I saw a trailer and read a synopsis and that already left me expecting straight folk horror. But the folk horror was truly…
