Jolien

Jolien

from time to time i design things, catch a flick in the time between

Favorite films

  • City of God
  • When Harry Met Sally...
  • Interstellar
  • Get Out

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  • Nickel Boys

    ★★★★★

  • Conclave

    ★★★

  • Whiplash

    ★★★★

  • Dreamgirls

    ★★★★½

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  • Nickel Boys

    Nickel Boys

    ★★★★★

    This was masterful filmmaking.

    I saw it in a theater alone. I’m struggling to find words to describe how I feel because so much of what’s in my heart is heavily tied to the pain of blackness. To know that not so long ago our humanity was something white people could remove and assign at their will. That humanity is still up for grabs and it doesn’t just affect my people. 

    I’ve heard complaints about the POV choice in the…

  • Conclave

    Conclave

    ★★★

    It was cool, I did feel like the drama was a little misplaced or….. what I would like to say is I feel like the actors conveyed more drama than I could actually feel. And that’s in regard to everything before the final reveal. The writers didn’t ~go there~ with the scandals and they made light of it a few times saying “there’s been worse” but why should I be invested in drama that is admittedly mid? And, maybe, the…

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  • Crimes of the Future

    Crimes of the Future

    ½

    What would you do for a Klondike bar.
    Absolutely nothing for 2 hours.

  • Old

    Old

    ★★

    Good airplane movie… if I paid to see it I might be a little tight because that dialogue was killing me. Just because they’re European doesn’t mean they can’t have a regular conversation guys. But the kids were cool and consistent so 🤷🏾‍♀️

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