Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
I was a bit cynical going into this, thinking it would be 2 and half hours of slow burn misery porn following a single family’s journey. It sure was pretty miserable but I actually found it really engaging throughout. As the film explored many perspectives surrounding the asylum seekers on the Belarusian-Poland border:
Not just the horrors and mindless cruelty of the asylum seekers but the activists and their approaches, disputes, successes and failures. As well as the story of…
“I really hate this planet” - Val Kilmer
If someone could show me a more 2000s sci fi movie I would be surprised. This thing is sooo goofy and also not very good. Can’t really seem to decide if it wants to be something silly and quippy or a serious drama sci-fi mystery thing. Either way it would fail at both.
However if you want an incredibly stupid movie that’s a time capsule of the stereotypes of its era than I would recommend.
Second watch. Still cannot think of any piece of media that so successfully conveys such a simple joy of living. Of existing.
Sometimes a Classic is a classic for a reason. Just such a fucking solid movie. Such good and likeable characters. Such real fucking emotion.