I'm so happy I responded so positively to this film. Historically, the chances of my liking films that operate from such a theatrical foundation are very slim. I'm usually so put off by stories of this kind: taking place in a single domestic setting, small and cramped enough to force its reluctant characters to interact with one another until they reach an inevitable boiling point that will force them into high drama — and its actors into theatrical performances often…
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Hard Truths 2024
Only a talent of Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s size can take on a character as torrential and dangerously brittle as Pansy — one that overwhelms even scenes she’s not in — and still deliver such a quietly devastating performance.
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The Brutalist 2024
Showing up here in defense of Felicity Jones, which I understand to be the most divisive of the three performances generating awards buzz from this film. Many of those who aren’t quite convinced by what Jones brings to the role can’t help compare it to what they imagine Cotillard would have done with the same material.
But I found plenty to admire in Jones’s fragile take on this character. Her dislike of anything done hastily, perfectly captured in how stiff…
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Barbie 2023
I echo a lot of praise that’s already been said about how clever, funny, ambitious, and imaginative this movie and its team are. But enough hasn’t been said about how much the movie owes to Margot Robbie’s beautiful performance. She’s expert at navigating the many tonal shifts Gerwig and co. demand of her, and she’s even better at making this movie feel like a work from the heart. She breaks your heart and mends it back together with astounding grace and poignancy.
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