Monumental. Sean Baker’s obsession with the grimiest corners of America continues with Anora, which is about an exotic dancer - irrelevant if due to circumstance or preference - who is swept away by a boisterous, billionaire’s son before the veil of their romance is lifted in the second act. While the film is authentic to reality, it balances between fairy tale and tragedy perfectly, and it’s refreshing to have this kind of adult thriller in theaters. Mikey Madison gives Ani an…
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The Substance 2024
"Remember you are one."
It's the way patriarchal beauty standards make men and women hate themselves even if they happen to meet those standards, and the way we fall into the traps of the beauty industry, getting nothing in return except more self-hatred. While these ideas have been explored time and time again, Coralie Forgeat lands this plane with an exclamation mark finale that will most certainly polarize audiences.
Death Becomes Her's monstrous little sister in its outlandish, fairy-tale approach,…
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Opus 2025
Opus has good bones and a frustrating execution. There are many interesting ideas that are half-baked, or it seems like the script isn’t interested in diving deeper. The cast is stacked with fascinating actors, but there are many missed opportunities for them to interact, and when they do it seems awkward and unnatural. There is a distinct style, so it could just be a product of a filmmaker getting started.
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Lady Bird 2017
“She wants to make an entrance, and she’s mad we don’t have a spiral staircase.”
It means so much to me that a woman from my generation wrote and directed a coming of age film about a girl like me and an adolescent experience like mine (right down to the falling hopelessly in love with a closeted gay boy). Greta Gerwig managed to craft a script with as much humor as there is heart, deeply complex female characters, and profound…
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Barbie 2023
Greta has delivered the goods again. Barbie is a joyous, enthusiastic, technicolor romp, but it wouldn't be a Gerwig film without a tear-jerking, third-act monologue or at least one moment of emotional catharsis.
Ryan Gosling proves even further that he is one of the most versatile actors in the business, capable of both immense depth and the goofiest humor, and he truly steals every scene he is in. What elevates Barbie is Margot's lead performance guided by Gerwig and Baumbach's…
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