Francesca DePalo

Francesca DePalo

Favorite films

  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • Singin' in the Rain
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • Brokeback Mountain

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  • September 5

    ★★★½

  • The Brutalist

    ★★★★★

  • Companion

    ★★½

  • One of Them Days

    ★★★

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  • September 5

    September 5

    ★★★½

    I wasn’t expecting much from this movie and it completely exceeded my expectations. Extremely well paced and acted, it delves into the extremely relevant questions about news media, what should and shouldn’t be shown on live TV, and the more existential questions of what media can and cannot do. However, as relevant as these questions are to our currently changing media landscape, this movie suffers most from the timing of its release. Given the current political climate of the Israel-Palestinian…

  • The Brutalist

    The Brutalist

    ★★★★★

    I was prepared to be super critical because of the AI of it all. Never thought I’d be so engaged during a movie so long it needed an intermission but Adrien Brody and his magnificent nose did everything and more.

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  • Wicked

    Wicked

    ★★★½

    BRING BACK TECHNICOLOR!!!! Why are we wasting all this innovation on AI that could be put into getting technicolor back?!?!

    Anyway this was SO fun! The performances were truly the standouts. Everyone was both able to give nods to the original performance while also making it their own! Jonathon Bailey recently wrote he might want to coparent with a woman and I’m available.

  • Anora

    Anora

    ★★★★½

    For a hilarious movie about a stripper getting married in Vegas, the jokes are never at her expense. Mikey Madison is a marvel. A truly funny movie with an ending that gut punches. Highly recommend.

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