“First of all… we need to move Snoop Dogg to my table”
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Broker 2022
left me a bit uncertain until the third act, and it’s still brewing, but it did eventually unfold into something honest, delicate, real in the messy way that life is, and even beautiful.
Very much intended to accompany and deepen the work of Shoplifters rather than replay it. I found that a rich filmmaking move on Kore-eda’s part, as he took up different angles and perspectives on the same exploration of found family, the arbitrary aspects of social support/rejection, and…
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Top Gun: Maverick 2022
The buildup on this is so exquisite. From the very first scenes, the editing, sound design, beautifully sleek shots harness the raw power of the subject matter and work in a harmony that has left me on the edge of my seat four times now. the whole thing is a trained “less is more.” That’s why it’s my movie of the year!
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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2022
Another great meeting of my local Kathryn Hahn fan club chapter! (me)
This is really about what teachers have to go through to get a little R&R.
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Frances Ha 2012
Ugh. Finally gave it that last half star. The more I move through my 20’s, the more real it becomes. I can’t speak for a generation, but I know Greta’s work will endure for me.
So playful, poignant, and deceptively self-effacing. We grow up in our own time and in our own way. That’s the hardest part.
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Cha Cha Real Smooth 2022
gentle <3.
it matches the beats of many other great movies about growing up and searching for meaning when life is full of possibility (and with flair!), but what makes it great for me is its attention to self-limitation and commitment as opportunities that actually contribute to positive self-definition and to our healing rather than as a betrayal of some unachievable, idyllic vision of our 20’s (and an American life in general) where commitment and responsibility beyond ourselves is antithetical…
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