Hypnotic, sparse and mundane – Jeanne Dielman’s life captured in 202 minutes, and you are invited to come and watch. Sit down with her, live with her, feel her feelings - observe and absorb. The camera would stay still for as long as she would – you watch her bathe, wash the dishes, peel the potatoes, or attend to a crying baby. Once you acknowledge the action, you then start to observe every minute detail in the frame.
You are…
Come and see, the destruction and death these wars bring
The fear, hatred, helplessness and
The uncertainties in the midst of chaos
Come and see, the brutality mankind is capable of
The pain and torture you thought were never possible
To inflict upon another brother and sister
Come and see, come and see.
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I’ve watched quite a number of war films, and this has to be one of the most intense and depressing films to watch especially given current…
Other than some impressive set designs and action, it was unfortunately quite a weak movie and not well structured. It felt like they spent more time throwing things together, stylized with cameos (only to have them killed off very soon) and some cringeworthy dialogues and scenes. (That music battle scene? What were they thinking...?)
Strange hanging on to his relationship with Christine wasn’t particularly interesting to watch, perhaps I’ve never been too invested in them from the beginning, or maybe…
It was as if Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach did a Barbie rebranding campaign and excelled.
Being a 32yo woman who used to own a dozen of Barbies growing up, I am America Ferrera as much as I see myself in Margot Robbie.
Playful, jubilant, empowering, and parodic, Barbie was packed with nostalgia and pop culture references, told in the language of modern feminism, fighting for equality and against the patriarchal system, and above all, self discovery and existentialism.
I'm…
