Achingly romantic at times (hands that smell like vanilla, soaked in vanilla+milk to remove the scent of pickle juice) but also a movie that made me laugh out loud, which is rare.
It felt true to life and isn’t afraid to get a little messy.
However, I do not know if ultimately I vibe with the message of the movie and the fact that our leading lady seems to face no social consequences for being an absolute asshole multiple…
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Poor Things 2023
wasnt provoked by the philosophical debate nor the politics of agency.
but the costumes !! absolutely sumptuous . stunning. and willem dafoe and emma stones acting chops full force...
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Salomé 1922
This rating is for my experience watching it at Film Forum Sapph-o-Rama 2024 with a live score, surrounded by dykes and film buffs, the day after getting jilted by a former lover. After the screening, two strangers and I were approached by an older fellow who inexplicably got his hat brim signed by the pianist even though he only expressed incredulity at why this was programmed and made in the first place in the vaguely confrontational way that men born…
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