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Nickel Boys 2024
In a word: Ow.
The gut punch was too real. Wasn’t prepared for where it went but I should’ve been.The film felt very palpable because of the tragedies of america’s truths and the patchwork of found footage (and documents / abstracted sequences) surprisingly added to that. Like a night terror that you can’t shake, reminded me of how one’s thoughts become uncontained when inner grief—deep-seated, buried grief—looms larger than anything.
The toggling of perspectives was so necessary and I’m…
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Babygirl 2024
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Two words: kink shame.
Carrying your indignity and grappling with guilt.
Two other words: gorilla gripping.Profane. Perverse. Primal. Playful.
Liked how infidelity was framed up as “playtime,” painting it as something unserious until it isn’t. A lot of comedy blurring in-between the lines which made the tone hit for me.At first I didn’t really like the idea of Nicole’s profession and where I thought it was going – of automation and desire, wants/needs.
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The Substance 2024
Eating a rotisserie chicken in the theater was a bad idea. Fuck.
55 burgers 55 fries 55 milkshakes? Fuck that give Quaid his 55 prawn heads.
This also weirdly felt Tim Robinson-made (complimentary) (unintentionally).
The Walrus but for the ladies. (Am I rite, fellas?!)
We could overintellectualize this with words like overintellectualize but why not just say the sheer stupidity was well calculated. :)
The show. The new years show. The substance. I really liked the lack of significance so…
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Beau Is Afraid 2023
My friend brought his new gf with us to this. Send your thoughts and prayers up to him.
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