Maëlys

Maëlys

I like cheesy action flicks, French-Canadian cinema, and perspective-shifting documentaries.

Favorite films

  • C.R.A.Z.Y.
  • Spirited Away
  • Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
  • Ben-Hur

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  • Crimson Tide

    ★★★

  • Better Than Chocolate

    ★★★½

  • A Real Pain

    ★★★★½

  • The Terminator

    ★★★★

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  • Crimson Tide

    Crimson Tide

    ★★★

    It's as if Michael Bay made this.

  • Better Than Chocolate

    Better Than Chocolate

    ★★★½

    A classic of Canadian queer cinema.

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  • Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves

    Those Who Make Revolution Halfway Only Dig Their Own Graves

    ★★

    What someone who has never been involved in activism thinks it looks like. It's unintentionally hilarious at times, even though it's meant to be a serious treatise inspired by the 2012 Quebec student protests and the FLQ. The characters are caricatures, so their monologues don't land and the frequent nudity comes across as a juvenile attempt to add bite.

  • Oscar

    Oscar

    ★★½

    American remake of the eponymous French movie with an all-star cast. Think of this more like a play. I also wondered if the actress playing Theresa was actually opposite Stallone for some of the lines where they were in the same room; there was such a mismatch in delivery between the two.

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