jillianlee8

jillianlee8

Favorite films

  • It's a Wonderful Life
  • Coraline
  • Soul
  • Us

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  • The Menu

    ★★★½

  • The Substance

    ★★★

  • The Holdovers

    ★★★★½

  • Wicked

    ★★★★

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  • The Menu

    The Menu

    ★★★½

    the shock factor at the beginning was crazy but as i kept watching there were too many holes. i think if there was more time spent on character development i would’ve been more connected to the drama of the ending. i also think margot’s whole badass rebel character was overdone and too disney-like for me. cooollll concept though and i enjoyed the humorous moments! 
    it just left me a bit unsatisfied…. still hungry, if you will.

  • The Substance

    The Substance

    ★★★

    if i could’ve only rated the first half it would’ve been a lot higher. i loved the commentary on womanhood and it oddly reminded me of Coraline with the ‘grass is always greener’ metaphor. it made me think a lot about the innate fear women have that beauty and worth are interchangeable and being looked at is the best thing that could happen for you as a woman. it was introduced flawlessly, but it didn’t go anywhere from there. i also think they got bored and made everything bloody. it just kinda went downhill from there.

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  • Poor Things

    Poor Things

    ★★½

    i appreciate the concept of this movie more than the movie itself. while i totally understand why it won the awards that it did, i think the idea behind the film was prioritized over the development of the actual plot. basically i got a little bored 🙂 i also started to think of all of these crazy deeper meanings, but after i searched it up it basically said the main point was representing what life would be like without society’s constraints, which was underwhelming. 
     but the costumes were STUNNING and emma stone is from another planet; she is incredible!!!

  • Luca

    Luca

    ★★★★★

    my first review!!! 
    this movie makes me feel so alive. so many different kinds of love are represented in it; infinite love from parents, curious love from friends, and the unforgettable love that comes with the joys of growing up. i sound actually so mushy and gushy when i talk like that and it is quite unsettling for me but that is just how this movie makes me feel!!!!!! i will love it forever. it is also so visually beautiful.…

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