Beth Borromeo

Beth Borromeo

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  • Role Models
  • Mickey 17
  • A Complete Unknown
  • Dìdi (弟弟)

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  • Palm Springs

    Palm Springs

    ★★★

    I think there was a part of Nyles that intended for Sarah to follow him into the cave and get stuck in the loop with him. Sort of like what happened in Passengers (2016).

    I didn’t like it much when they started dwelling in the scientific/technical side of the time loop. But overall, it was an enjoyable film.

  • Pride & Prejudice

    Pride & Prejudice

    ★★★★★

    I have watched this film one too many times. And though I’ve never actually finished reading the Jane Austen classic, I know very well that the screenplay did it enough justice.

    Every scene is resonating and every frame is a cinematic masterwork. From Elizabeth’s reading scene as the dawn breaks, the ball where she and Mr. Darcy first interact and slightly converse about love and poetry, the brushing of hands in the carriage, the second ball where they have that…

  • Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

    Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

    ★★★★★

    Justice can be elusive — whether for the mother who lost her daughter or for the family left behind by the terminally ill cop who shot himself. But then, things sometimes work out and the guy who threw another guy out the window gets his karma and almost burns to death. 

    What a masterpiece of a film. I was very much drawn to Frances McDormand’s performance, and I kept thinking if it was still grief she was feeling, or just sheer…

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