Took me a couple days to process how I felt about this movie. Partially because it went from extremely gorgeous cinematography and music to harrowing watch through your fingers gore. Also because it’s so very full of symbolism and metaphor, encompassing ancient paganism, female empowerment, guilt, trauma, male aggression, female victimization and patterns of same. I love the concepts of the movie but wonder if it had to be so brutally visceral towards the end. There’s a good chance that…
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Woman in Gold 2015
Overall, this is a very enjoyable movie. The casting of Ryan Reynolds as the male lead, her attorney, was a mistake in my mind. I cannot get over seeing him as Deadpool, and IMO Ryan Reynolds does not have the gravitas to pull off playing a serious role about the Holocaust next to the inimitable Helen Mirren.
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The Taste of Things 2023
A symphony of the senses and a loving homage to French cuisine. The first 20 minutes allow for almost no dialogue. The sounds of sizzling and roasting surround and ignite one’s senses. The scene, a late 19th century dream kitchen is the main focus of the movie, though a few other scenes help to add context to the relationship between Juliette Binoche, the master Chef, and her employer. I will watch this again and again.
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