On paper, I should have loved this film. Should have been invested, should have cried, should have cared. But I simply didn't! The non-linear narrative structure didn't add anything unique to this already common, done before plot. I so would have preferred to watch this in chronological order or maybe even with the cancer plotline shown in well-timed flashbacks. Instead, this felt cheapishly surface level. We saw a few key relationship checkpoints (meet cute, almost breakup, passionate make up, meeting…
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Captain America: Brave New World 2025
I'm not a Marvel girlie and I'm sorry but this film reminded me why 😭 They all feel so formulaic to me, and rarely am I shocked or invested (but I'm also missing about 12+ years of context and backstory so there's also that). Will say it was fun to watch Harrison Ford go full tilt.
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The Substance 2024
Elisabeth and Sue should have worked it out on the remix 😩
Demented and absurd in all the right places; gore for the sake of plot and not for the sake of gore (barring the last act ofc). I was so thoroughly impressed by the performances and direction, specifically the use of practical effects and the absolute kiiiiiller set and sound design (a little commotion for that SCORE?!). Plus the cinematic parallels and nods to classic horror films sprinkled throughout...incredible execution…
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The Brutalist 2024
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
“We tolerate you.”
The overture sequence is probably what I’ll remember most about this film. The tender and desperate narration of Erzsébet’s letter paired with the disheveled chaos of László’s arrival, all set to that unrelenting and masterful score. And if the sequence is the sentence, the upside down and sideways shots of the Statue of Liberty are the punctuation, cementing and orienting audiences towards what I believe to be the core of this film: the warped and often punishing…
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