matti

matti

Favorite films

  • Kneecap
  • The Banshees of Inisherin
  • Past Lives
  • Kung Fu Panda 2

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  • One of Them Days

    ★★★★

  • Sing

    ★★★½

  • Whip It

    ★★★½

  • Bend It Like Beckham

    ★★★★½

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  • One of Them Days

    One of Them Days

    ★★★★

    Do the Right Thing but for girls? 

    this was fun and silly but also incredibly stressful because it was about the looming threat of eviction but also the film didn’t deep that too much. the heavy spike lee referencing confused me a little tonally, it didn’t live up to that masterpiece but it didn’t need to! sza is the most beautiful woman alive! on the whole really enjoying this genre of cinema that has emerged fairly recently, it’s giving weekday trip to the movies (i saw it on sunday but i work sundays so weekday)

  • Sing

    Sing

    ★★★½

    forced the cousins (all under 6) to watch this one because it just makes me happy. which i would never have expected for an animation with so many pop (specifically taylor swift) songs. we unfortunately only watched half because of bed time so i will have more to say next time i watch all the way through. ultimately there is no class consciousness but there’s still lots going on around social mobility and the exploitation of talent shows. 

    side note:…

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  • Bend It Like Beckham

    Bend It Like Beckham

    ★★★★½

    CAMP! if there were a few more films like this maybe i wouldn’t be trans.

    aside from the classic lines (“jess, i’m irish”) there were so many noteworthy things:
     
    - the warped angle beckham poster above her bed where he looks like megamind?
    - everyone was obsessed with bras in a specific way that really captured the era. 
    - kiera knightly has obviously never played football ever in her life
    - this film is also evidence of my theory…

  • My Fair Lady

    My Fair Lady

    ★★★★½

    after very carefully considering the canon of criticism against this film (i read all the letterboxd reviews) i am pleased to announce my conclusions that they are WRONG and STUPID. 

    with the exception of the last scene of which was clearly intended to be cut (silly hollywood mistake! minus half a star) this film is pure gold. i simply cannot stop singing. the misogyny is wonderfully comic to the point that ‘why can’t a woman be more like a man’…

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