The bones of a good movie are definitely there; a great one, even, if they had incorporated more of the first two drafts of the script, but unfortunately they did not. Extra points for the cinematography, the music, Florence Pugh and Chris Pine.
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Little Forest 2018
As peaceful and comforting as stepping into a warm bath. I paused it three quarters in to cook dinner, and while I'm definitely watching it again to check, I don't think there's a better way to enjoy this movie than doing so while eating something homemade.
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Manon of the Spring 1986
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Manon's revenge on the town and those who wronged her is cathartic in its karmic nature. Her gentle father was reduced to toiling like a slave transporting water during a draught, and ultimately died for it, while their neighbors knew the property was sitting on a hidden spring... and said nothing about it. They took advantage of the townspeople's prejudices to ensure no one helped Jean or his family. They watched him work himself to death. They had the gall…
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