marlaina

marlaina

Favorite films

  • Stalker
  • Ikiru
  • The Wailing
  • American Psycho

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  • The Tree of Life

  • Chime

  • The Instigators

  • Wolfs

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  • Poor Things

    Poor Things

    Bella says, "I’m reading Emerson. He speaks about the improvement of men. I do not know why he does not give advice to women. Perhaps he does not know any."

    Emerson seems like a poor choice since he had such an intimate, collaborative relationship with Margaret Fuller, who was a notable women’s rights activist, among other things. Maybe it’s meant to be a joke at Bella’s expense but it’s hard to discern since it is implied that her new friend,…

  • All of Us Strangers

    All of Us Strangers

    All of Us Cry

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  • Come and See

    Come and See

    ★★★★★

    "I want to love. I want children."

    "To love...To bear children"

    "Because all the trouble starts with kids."

    Incredible film.

  • Everything Everywhere All at Once

    Everything Everywhere All at Once

    ★★½

    Everything everywhere all at once without any substance worthwhile.

    I loved Swiss Army Man. It was perfect balance of silly humor in an endearing story. Everything Everywhere just felt like an excuse to make a visual explosion--without a story that warranted it. And I can understand someone just wanting to make that, but that's not a reason to be calling it one of the best movies ever.

    Also, it climaxed for like 45-minutes straight. So, ya know, kinda felt like a major pacing issue.

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