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Coyote Ugly 2000
Aesthetically a sin of beauty. I mean what is there to say…. Beautiful women and designer outfits it could never fail in the visual department.
It’s one of those older movies you watch back & realize it was really nothing special, just happened to be a cultural phenomenon based on nostalgia and coasting on casting. Weak plot, I would call it a fun movie but I find it to be weirdly melancholy at times.
I mean, at least there could be…
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Carmen Jones 1954
Pre-desegregation, heavy Jim Crow. Pre-women’s rights, yet she’s such a wild and free and self-assured protagonist opposite of docile and very assertive well anything, but shy. All whilst being the pinnacle of femininity. It really put’s into context how original & exciting this film was for its time.
The sets are very refreshing, throughout the saturation it still has an overall very cool feeling. Full of great voices, and even finer performances. Dorothy’s wardrobe to die for. Makeup and styling is such…
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Anora 2024
Sexual without eroticism. Grounded in realism in physical relations, but in turn vulgar. Expected in this portrayal of rough, youthful delusion.
Interesting coloring with unremarkable camera work. Certainly had some fun shots though. A slow beginning, good middle, but bitter end. Extra points for use of scenic locations.
The premise itself, I find it to be a bit juvenile, a comical teenaged fantasy… but maybe that adds joy of seeing it put into a full fledged production? A ghetto fairytale.…
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Y Tu Mamá También 2001
Another film that makes me realize how Americanized my gullet is.
Super horny from the get go. It’s a bit of a culture shock, when I hear coming of age I think something’s as tame as Mean girls, maybe as spicy as American pie. Yet, nothing America has produced is a match for this cocktail of hormones and regrets.
I can understand the raunchiness serves a purpose, even if it initially made me uncomfortable. I have an inkling that was…
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