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  Amadeus 1984

  Watched 11 Mar 2025

  It's of course wonderful but the all girls high school production I saw 10 years ago is still #1 in my heart

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  Dancer in the Dark 2000

  Watched 04 Mar 2025

  A lot of the reviews on this seem to regard Selma as this very passive character who suffers absolutely cruelty for no reason; in truth, she makes choices all along the way. A big component of Selma’s decisions to suffer (the kind of decision LVT explores so often through different cultures of gender, class, and genre) comes from LVT’s exploration of a certain kind of former soviet, first generation immigrant femininity, one that appears as total selflessness (especially in comparison…

Popular reviews

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  The Girl Most Likely To... 1973

  ★★★★ Watched 24 Sep 2024

  to my toronto mutuals, please don't look at my rating and heart and seek this out on your own - I will be planning a watch party

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  Universal Language 2024

  ★★★★ Watched 11 Sep 2024

  Watched at TIFF while sitting directly in front of one of the child actresses and her younger sister, who loudly whispered about the plot and the other actors and their snacks all the way through. Ideal viewing experience, would recommend.

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