dovepants

dovepants

I watch films, my dog sleeps through them

Favorite films

  • Scream
  • Erin Brockovich
  • Bring It On
  • The Cabin in the Woods

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  • Sunset Boulevard

    ★★★★½

  • Mean Girls

  • Turning Red

    ★★★½

  • Lost in the Shuffle

    ★★½

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  • Sunset Boulevard

    Sunset Boulevard

    ★★★★½

    My first watch (unless I saw it as a kid and don’t remember). I can see how this movie has really inspired ones that came after, even up to The Substance. Moments of Mulholland Drive seem reminiscent of this film too, but that may be more geographical. 

    The story of the narcissistic aging Hollywood ‘has-been’ is tough to watch. Because it’s obvious she is very manipulative, and somewhat spoilt by her previous fame, but her pain runs deep and seems…

  • Mean Girls

    Mean Girls

    Hated this. Big fan of the original but I also have a very open mind! This was crap and made me flinch from embarrassment.

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  • We Live in Time

    We Live in Time

    Awful. Posh sourdough c*nts in beige linen rooms saying “absofuckinglutely” for 2 hours. There was no chemistry between the two leads and every conversation and anecdote between characters was lacklustre and boring. They tried to force us to connect with the characters by activities such as eating Jaffa cakes or other mundane activity dressed up as quirky yet relatable 😉

    It completely lacked charm, in fact the only charming scene was the one with the only 2 working class characters…

  • The Substance

    The Substance

    ★★★★½

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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