jbelln

jbelln

Favorite films

  • Imitation of Life
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox
  • The Wiz
  • The Substance

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  • Mickey 17

    ★★★½

  • One of Them Days

    ★★★½

  • What a Girl Wants

    ★★★

  • Grand Theft Hamlet

    ★★★½

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  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★½

    Very entertaining all the way through, but a little meandering in terms of satire. At some points it felt really resonant and at others it felt on the nose, and I think I wanted more from the script I guess. Steven Yeun was a fave tbh

  • One of Them Days

    One of Them Days

    ★★★½

    Honestly so funny - woulda had to beat SZA up but that’s alright - I’m so glad that we’re finally making movies about Black lady shenanigans again! No sorrow just fun and Ms PALMER??! I see you girl - let’s keep it up let’s keep these hits COMIN

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  • The Substance

    The Substance

    ★★★★

    “Death Becomes Her” if it were MORE gross


    I oscillated between loving and hating this movie in real time, but in the end, I was so glad I got to see this and I loved it. Like at times, it could be a bit heavy handed, and also absolutely disgusting, but I kinda loved it for that. It got to a point where the message of it all got so clear that the film could only go more and…

  • Carrie

    Carrie

    ★★★★★

    It’s honestly a sin that I am now watching this film for the first time in my whole life at the ripe age of 26. This is now my newest obsession and I know I’m late to the party but y’all are gonna let me in okay? At the end of this, I clapped in my living room by myself. I mean it when I say inject this film in my VEINS!

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