Scavenger Hunt #59: A movie that is the reason you watch movies
I don't always remember the first time I watched certain movies, but this one I do. I remember who I was with, where I was, and the stupor I was left it when it was over. This is the movie that made me love movies. I kind of don't even know what to say about it. I've watched it countless times, and I never grow tired. I am…
Yeah, I can see why so many people hate this. It's great that the director didn't say the shooter's name, but this still felt very exploitative and performative.
Letterbox Season Challenge, Week 29: This week's challenge is to navigate the minefield that results from these wildly divergent impressions and watch a film from Drew's The Most Controversial Films on Letterboxd list.
I love nothing more than non-linear storytelling, an unreliable narrator, and a plot that flips everything upside down.
Did it rub me the wrong way when they changed the fact that Niecy Nash's character, Glenda, was his neighbour but in real life she didn't even live in the building? Of course. And then the scene wherein Konerak Sinthasomphone is given back to him was changed as well, which also bothered me.
THEN we got to episode 6. Tony Hughes. I was crying, and said to my husband, "I never knew they dated". Then thought, wait? Did they? It…
I'm going to be the odd one out, I think. I really didn't like this, which is disappointing because I was REALLY looking forward to it. My issues with it are that there was no chemistry between the actresses, it was poorly acted, and Cay was borderline predatory. Let's pretend, for a minute, that this was a younger man pursuing a divorcee 10 years his senior ... it would be entirely different. Vivian told Cay numerous times that she didn't…
