Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
I was surprised by how engaged I was despite nothing happening.
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I finally watched Little Women which I can’t believe I was hesitant to see for so long. Without knowing much about the plot, I was expecting an antiquated film that I would find not relatable to present day struggles and more of a niche movie for literary nerds. I could not have been more wrong.
I haven’t seen any of the prior films or remember the book enough to compare in detail but I appreciated how Greta Gerwig used flipping…
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When I first saw the trailer, I didn’t want to see this movie. On the surface, it appeared a cliché about a woman chasing wealth and a man chasing sex to rebel against his family. The elements of a Russian oligarch and an escort added some complexity but it still felt overdone and predictable.
The first half of the movie plays into the stereotypes but the story comes alive with the acting and cinematography - Ivan’s youthful energy sliding across…