Michaela Bettez

Michaela Bettez

All ratings are totally subjective to my enjoyment. 5= I loved it - 1= I didn’t

Favorite films

  • Beau Travail
  • Cléo from 5 to 7
  • The Cranes Are Flying
  • Monday

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  • Vermiglio

    ★★★★

  • The Painted Veil

    ★★★

  • The Long Good Friday

  • Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

    ★½

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  • Vermiglio

    Vermiglio

    ★★★★

    It’s giving Little Women by way of Michael Haneke.

  • The Road

    The Road

    ★★

    I usually scoff when people call something bleak “misery porn,” it’s too reductive. But this…is just misery porn. McCarthy’s book is beautiful, even in its misery, but this movie has none of it. Even a Warren Ellis score can’t redeem this one.

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  • Anora

    Anora

    ★★★★★

    My favorite movie of the year, and my favorite audience reaction from a young man in his early 20’s loudly proclaiming he didn’t like the movie because it made him uncomfortable. As though comfort and quality are required to go together.

  • Manhunter

    Manhunter

    ★★★★½

    Beautiful 70mm print at the Egyptian