magegl

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Mostly the musings of a frazzled middle aged corporate mom who is trying to escape.

Favorite films

  • Everything Everywhere All at Once
  • Velvet Goldmine
  • Metropolis
  • The Princess Bride

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  • Mickey 17

    ★★★½

  • Dream Scenario

    ★★★½

  • Triangle of Sadness

    ★★★½

  • Bird

    ★★★½

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  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★★½

    It was funny and entertaining enough that I didn’t feel dragged down by the prescient deep themes, but instead by the meandering plot.  

    There was one particular shot where Robert Pattinson’s head morphed into Ren’s in my brain given the interviews I had read.

  • Dream Scenario

    Dream Scenario

    ★★★½

    A Being John Malkovich for the social media and cancel culture era.

    I really wish someone would do one of these movies where the second half doesn’t devolve into a mess.  Maybe it exists and I haven’t seen it?

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  • Top Secret!

    Top Secret!

    ★★★★★

    “I know a little German, he’s standing over there.” 

    I spent most of the 90’s rewatching this movie and it never got old.

  • You're Cordially Invited

    You're Cordially Invited

    My husband is a tried and true Will Ferrell fan and prefers light and funny film fare.  He has watched about 1/10 of the Oscar movies with me because the showings  were on our date nights or were a horror movie I was scared to watch alone.  He is not a fan of this activity.

    On Friday night, I made him watch Seed of a Sacred Fig with me cause it was when the local showing was scheduled.  He thought…

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