Magnolia Boddy

Magnolia Boddy Pro

Blonde. Screenwriter. Paradox.
Mostly natural. Character-driven. Always & never the same.

Favorite films

  • Hedwig and the Angry Inch
  • Swimming Pool
  • Go
  • The Last Seduction

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  • Simon Says

  • Hustle

    ★★★

  • Passengers

    ★★★

  • The Miracle Club

    ★★

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  • Afraid

    Afraid

    ★★★

    Gobsmacked that these filmmakers brought national treasure John Cho to the godforsaken Colony Inn, a blight on the otherwise modern and trendy NoHo Arts District.

  • The Girl in the Pool

    The Girl in the Pool

    They didn’t play “Despacito”.

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  • The Father

    The Father

    THE FATHER is the film adaptation of Florian Zeller's stageplay "La Père". Assuming no major changes were made from stage to screen, one can imagine what a poignant production "La Père" must be: the characters, Anne for instance, are right in front of us. We get to know her, we can see her whole body and possibly smell her perfume or mouthwash and watch her even if the focus of the drama is not on her. We, too, are confused…

  • All Quiet on the Western Front

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    ½

    With a film such as "A Star Is Born", say, each new remake may show us different dynamics of the same story, even if the time period is the only major change. While the modern, sleek cinematography of 2022's bloody, muddy "All Quiet..." shows more of a striking, gritty vision of the horrors of war, one wonders why anyone felt this film needed to be remade again - especially since it touts itself as an "anti-war epic". If we're so…