elisebowes

elisebowes

Favorite films

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Big Fish
  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  • The Worst Person in the World

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  • Perfect Days

    ★★★★

  • Wicked Little Letters

    ★★★½

  • Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

    ★★★½

  • Poor Things

    ★★★½

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  • Perfect Days

    Perfect Days

    ★★★★

    ‘Next time is next time. Now is now.’

    A deeply therapeutic and absorbing film that gently proposes a purer way of living. Hirayama does not seek the joy in every moment, but a sense of peace and quiet appreciation. Kōji Yakusho Is completely captivating in this understated performance.

  • Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

    Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

    ★★★½

    ‘What if everything changes?’

    ‘It will.’

    A humble little film about loss, community and embracing the inevitably and opportunity of change. Tenderly constructed and full of heart.

  • Poor Things

    Poor Things

    ★★★½

    'I'm a changeable feast, as are all of we apparently'

    While I recognise the shortcomings of Lanthimos’s latest feature, and understand why it has divided audiences, I for one thoroughly enjoyed it. It isn’t perfect, but I want to watch it again, talk about it and pick it apart.

    Written, directed and based on a novel written by a man, Poor Things certainly fails to comprehend the totality of the female experience. However, this does not diminish the richness of…

  • Anatomy of a Fall

    Anatomy of a Fall

    ★★★★

    ‘My love. I just want you to know that I’m not that monster, you know. Everything you hear in the trial it’s just.. it’s twisted.’

    A riveting, intelligent and perfectly paced courtroom drama that dissects the messy complications of marriage, parenthood, mental health and professional ambition.

    Anchored by Sandra Hüller's breathtaking performance that simultaneously draws the audience in and keeps us at an arms length throughout.