i first watched this when i was 16 on an international flight to a family vacation. you know, like how the film opens on the characters at the center of this story? very quickly i realized i had made a mistake because just minutes in i was sobbing harder than i ever had before during a movie. people were actively uncomfortable around me. my parents told me to turn it off if i was gonna act like this but it…
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About Dry Grasses 2023
absorbing and awful, which is impressive for a 3 hour plus diatribe. it will linger..
"the truth is as brutal as it is boring"
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Stop Making Sense 1984
forgot just how many hits the talking heads have.. gorgeous from start to finish and ripped so hard in imax that i started to tear up. expectations exceeded!
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Postcards from the Edge 1990
"instant gratification takes too long"
meryl at her most meryl (complimentary). that shot where she's walking down the hall with posters of other icons framing her was perfect work. and her last number? had my soul swelling! god i love being gay
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Battle of the Sexes 2017
such an inspiring person deserved more than such an uninspired biopic. pacing issues, hammy script, and way too much goofy steve carrel screen time ultimately undermines the message. plus the titular match had zero electricity??? whatever, billie jean king we love you!!!
(i went the US open for the first time this year and i’m absolutely tennis pilled. BJK got her flowers with the whole championship dedicated to her and the 50th anniversary of equal prize money. seeing her award coco was wonderful. sad challengers isn’t still releasing this week, but i’ll wait…)
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A.I. Artificial Intelligence 2001
my high school english teacher had this poster above his desk. i used to mindlessly stare off at it during his lectures. he loved this movie. i had no idea what it was about and i.. still don't. love? love is the fourth dimension? wait that's nolan. anyways, i'm pretty he compared his adopted child to david. my english teacher that is, not christopher nolan. and... sure? i don't like haley joel osment so if i was his kid i'd…
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