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  • Moonstruck
  • Singin' in the Rain
  • When Harry Met Sally...
  • Sing Street

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  • Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

  • Hunger

  • Runaway Jury

  • The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

    ★★★★★

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  • Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

    Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland

    [on a rewatch in the midst of thesis writing]

    fascinating to rewatch after having done much
    more research on the era. feels like some key moments are missing, but i appreciate the nature of first-hand experience/interviews dictating some of the narrative here. there’s just so much value in recording this oral history (coupled with historical footage) of the times from the people who lived it. overall i think this documentary is an important glimpse of first-hand accounts. 

    still frustrating to see…

  • Hunger

    Hunger

    what a fucking debut from mcqueen—genuinely unreal to me. such a clear and specific telling of the story he wanted to tell and how. 

    the first 30 minutes were so gripping, just violence and monotony and filth. we don’t even hear bobby sands speak til just past the 30 minute mark. steve mcqueen uses silence as a remarkable dramatic tool—because we don’t need words to understand the tense, in-between place these prisoners occupy. but mcqueen plays with rhythm too, with…

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  • A Real Pain

    A Real Pain

    jesse and kieran are so good, and together?? the most delicious, awkward, off-putting, tender chemistry. 

    i really enjoyed this. i was incredibly stressed the whole time. feel like i need to take a nap.

  • Will & Harper

    Will & Harper

    Holocene at the end while they shoot fireworks in the desert???? dirty work 😭😭😭😭