If it weren't for the fact that Aniston and Zahn work extremely hard to communicate chemistry this would be a straight up horror film. I like that it takes place over a period of time, but I'm glad I went into this knowing it was going to be extremely weird because it really is. If you can get past that - which I could, because tbh I was just watching it for the actors I like and the fact I…
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Anora 2024
There were things I really, really liked about this, and there were things I liked because they reminded me of Tangerine, which I loved. One of the things I like, though, about Baker as a director is that his characters aren't convenient, or moulded into people for viewers to comfortably sit back and watch: you have to engage with them, and the way in which they'll react to different circumstances might not be something you like, or want to see,…
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Crazy, Stupid, Love. 2011
Solid Valentine's Day choice. Definitely makes the most of the people in it (absolutely knows what Steve Carrell does well), and I (and more importantly, my wife) did not see the twist coming, which pandered to my appreciation of quality farce very nicely indeed. The ambivalent end landed pretty well, too, although I suspect a couple of things haven't aged quite as well as they probably hoped when making this film. Also my appreciation of this film is radically aided…
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Anatomy of a Fall 2023
I heard so much about how good this was that I didn't really bother engaging with it when it was in the cinema, and it didn't sound like something I'd want to see in the cinema. I do regret that now, because the intensity, especially of the rapidly-unfolding 90 minutes in the middle was absolutely extraordinary, and I would've appreciated the isolation of the cinema to really appreciate that.
Sandra Hüller is marvellous - the complexity of her character is…
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