kriskirch

kriskirch

stars are EARNED not given

Favorite films

  • Juno
  • Mulholland Drive
  • Léon: The Professional
  • Thirteen

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  • I, Tonya

    ★★★★

  • Anora

    ★★★★★

  • The Reader

    ★★★★

  • The Matrix

    ★★★★

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  • I, Tonya

    I, Tonya

    ★★★★

    The style of storytelling told with different accounts of reality made for an engaging and chaotic audience experience. In the end, Tonya summarized her flash in the pan fame and experiences following it by comparing it to the abuse she received growing up from her mom and from her boyfriend/husband. This made for a deeply sad understanding of the cyclical patterns that many are never able to break out of.

  • Anora

    Anora

    ★★★★★

    Oscar deserving all around. I knew it was a dramedy but I did not expect how much I’d be laughing my ass off. 

    This movie speaks so deeply to the female experience of reducing your worth to only your sex appeal based on the feedback you are constantly being given from society and men. Symbolically, Vanya represents someone who Anora is determined is capable loving her for more than just sex. She fights for this truth because she wants to…

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  • Mad Max: Fury Road

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    ★★★

    not the kind of movie i would have chosen to watch on my own, but i’m so glad i did! much apprection for the work, time, and sheer effort put into making this film. it is so impressive that almost the entire movie was on the road. the sped up film that catalyzed action as well as the colorful filters put over the shots made for very intriguing camera work.

  • MaXXXine

    MaXXXine

    ★★½

    damn. as a huge fan of this trilogy overall it saddens me to say this movie wasn’t good. Still love Mia goth and the brand.

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