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Four favorites are the best things I’ve watched recently
Given that this is at least the fifth Dracula adaptation I’ve seen, I’m starting to realize I just don’t go crazy for this story or character. Both are iconic, sure, but I often find my interest dipping. If there’s anything holding this back, it’s that.
Meanwhile, there’s a lot to love. The sprawling vistas and impressive locations (Herzog sure has a knack for this). Kinski’s unsettling yet often pitiful portrayal of the Count. Lucy’s newfound agency. The mystifying mood with surrealist touches. Herzog paints a portrait of obsession and desire leading to ruin. Sound familiar? I liked it!
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Anora has been framed as the screwball comedy of our times, a madcap rom-com romp. It’s an incomplete picture. Maybe the fairy tale kineticism can spin you around and sweep you off your feet- like Vanya coaxing Ani onto another planet of wealth that feels even more lurid and transgressive than her usual stomping grounds. Or maybe the movie can wring you out with the frenzied tension of a Safdie production. But it’s neither style that makes Anora sing. It’s a…
Minnie opening a box of chocolates and finding a dog bone and then just losing it and saying she hates all men is why I continue to watch these.
Sometimes they’re just nuts.
I would drop my favorite quote here but Letterboxd won’t let me post the full screenplay. Extended analysis coming soon. This movie is perfect.