AbbyDobson

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  • Mona Lisa Smile

    ★★★½

  • Cuckoo

    ★★★½

  • Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

    ★★★★★

  • Star Wars: The Last Jedi

    ★★★★★

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  • Bones and All

    Bones and All

    ★★★★★

    -- An exploration of an individual's identity that is not accepted by society, that is looked down upon, or the manifestations of which are seen as distasteful - even loathsome.

    -- Wonderful use of cinematography to reflect this. The two leads are always interacting in settings devoid of other people, of course with a few exceptions. But, for the majority of the film they are alone in remote settings, and the few people they interact with they are forced to kill and eat. They feel separate, other.

  • The Black Phone

    The Black Phone

    - horrible
    - hardly any plot
    - expected more from Ethan Hawke

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  • Session 9

    Session 9

    ★★★★★

    "I live in the weak and the wounded, doc..."

    - Filmed in actual Danvers State Hospital in Massachusettes
    -------- Adds to tension
    -------- Asbestos, mold, mildew - actually present and created some challenges with filming

    Theory 1: Simon is an entity
    ----- Simon possessed Mary Hobbes at the age of 14 to kill her brother, Peter, and her parents
    ------ She had reached a "breaking point" after Peter pushed her onto her favorite doll
    ------ Simon takes advantage of people…