Marianna

Marianna

Favorite films

  • Pride & Prejudice
  • The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • The Princess Bride
  • Good Will Hunting

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  • Promising Young Woman

    ★★★★

  • Minari

    ★★★★½

  • Edward Scissorhands

    ★★★

  • The One I Love

    ★★★

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  • Promising Young Woman

    Promising Young Woman

    ★★★★

    I enjoyed this unique and disquieting piece highlighting the #metoo movement in a startling manner. First off, Carey Mulligan is amazing!! Oscar please! At the Oscars I really hope they show the clip of her eating a hotdog with ketchup running down her arm while staring down the men that are catcalling her on the street. Even thought it was uncomfortable to sit through the juxtaposition of the heavy content of rape culture with lighthearted comedy (bolstered by a spot…

  • Minari

    Minari

    ★★★★½

    My favorite of 2020! Minari beautifully depicts the experiences of a Korean family as they pursue the American dream in Arkansas. As an Arkansas transplant myself, I related to the beautiful and peaceful portrayal of nature and the land. Arkansas truly is a beautiful place. While the film relays the experiences of a family bringing their heritage and culture to a new land, I felt the true heartbeat of the movie lay in the development of dreams and expectations. The…

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  • The Bishop's Wife

    The Bishop's Wife

    Nothing like a flirtations angel hitting on your wife to make you realize you lover her.

  • Hillbilly Elegy

    Hillbilly Elegy

    ★★★

    Not a masterpiece, but not bad. Wish they had adapted it closer to the book, which mixes a memoir with sociological studies on the culture of poverty in white America. Throughout the movie I thought, this is a tad dramatic, but then I thought, no this is the level of emotional abuse that is very common in families deal with mental health and addiction of a loved one. I think people hate it because the notion of pulling yourself up…

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