leahjarvis

leahjarvis

just some girl watching a lot of movies like everybody else

Favorite films

  • La La Land
  • Arrival
  • Logan Lucky
  • Conclave

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  • Saturday Night

    ★★★

  • Hit Man

    ★★

  • Conclave

    ★★★★★

  • A Real Pain

    ★★★★½

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  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night

    ★★★

    enjoyable watch, liked the 70s feel, the way it was shot in particular to make it feel like a true hour and a half, and the cast did a good job. a little too self-referential even for someone like me who likes SNL but fun to see!

  • Hit Man

    Hit Man

    ★★

    ok i gave this a shot and no disrespect to my man glen who is gonna give it his all every time but this movie was not enjoyable to watch for me. idk if i can even properly review it bc i couldn’t make it all the way through. it wasn’t funny enough to justify its wandering all over the place, and none of the drama or conflict was earned. gets 2 stars bc at least the concept is interesting—too bad they couldn’t execute. womp womp

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  • Conclave

    Conclave

    ★★★★★

    holy crap. go see this movie. not a minute is wasted. every figure and performance are memorable. gasped audibly in the theater. will watch 50 more times and probably buy it. immaculate

  • A Real Pain

    A Real Pain

    ★★★★½

    this film is the epitome of the impulse we all have to laugh at the funeral of someone we have loved. i have never seen a movie that so succinctly forces the viewer to consider how the titular “pain” is both diverse in its manifestation and something all most eventually confront, (and usually, not in ways we can control). i was struck by culkin’s portrayal of a man carrying everyone else along in his devil-may-care wake, fully embracing every emotion,…

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