Fernanda Torres remarkably holds this fluff of a movie together. Her body and face are so expressive, they capture the Paiva family saga so eloquently. If only her movie was as captivating… Everything from the beginning through her time imprisoned, I was hooked, but soon as she gets out, the movie gets sketchier with no real point, beyond watching the family try to be normal, with little effect. I wish Eunice was portrayed as more active, like it would have…
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Kitty Foyle 1940
Ginger Rogers is all kinds of marvelous in this movie: tough, but so captivatingly expressive as life gives her all kinds of shit, especially care of Wyn Strafford. I loved her resilience, and just the way Ginger Rogers talks like she has marbles in her mouth, but her eyes just full of life and feeling. Her after-birth scene and the scene in store right before the ending are particular highlights. It feels like she's giving a very modern performance, something…
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The Green Mile 1999
Oh Lord, that was the worst 3 hours of my life. Shamelessly derivative, superflously written, and quite frankly, racist as fuck. Literalizes magic negro, with the black death row inmate who has healing powers. Confused about its ideas on death penalty. What a shitshow, and as of now, the worst Best Picture nominee I've ever seen. F
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Sopyonje 1993
To try to understand this movie's power, it's absolutely crucial to know the history of South Korea and absorb so much of their culture. This film runs on emotion, both sublimated and expressed. Throughout the picture, there is a powerful sadness that beams from the film, whether it's through Im's images (that long shot of the three main characters singing down a road is shockingly sad despite the happiness these characters are feeling) or the haunting sounds of pansori. This is probably the most successful and profound use of singing in a film that I've seen. A+
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