Funnnn and silly. Looks great.
I loved all the material, practical details it shows about how the conclave is run; a pile of phones in the hallway, nuns making pasta, ballots sewed through and burned, a canister of colored smoke.
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Nosferatu 2024
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
I struggled to get engaged for the entire film, which is rare for me. I got excited for a minute during the inn/villages sequence, but it ultimately slipped out of my fingers again.
Occasionally very funny, but it's unclear if the movie is doing this on purpose. Generally tonally all over the place in ways that don't feel intentional.
Lily-Rose Depp brings a committed and powerful performance to Ellen, but the movie fumbles her. In the ending, it makes her more mother to Nosferatu than bride in a way that undermines the disturbing/erotic path we've taken with her.
Disappointing!
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Bacurau 2019
I form my opinions of films based on what new ideas or sensations they bring me, or what new places and people they bring me to, more than how technically 'good' of a film it is.
This film is a beautiful mess, and there are so many ideas in it (probably too many). It left me thinking about colonialism, white supremacy, rural vs urban divides, queer resilience, natural resources, gun culture, video games, technology and isolation, resilience, rebellion, and collaboration.…
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