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Mickey 17 2025
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: when it comes to movies, I’m pretty easy to please! Give me a fun, fresh plot, a star cast doing what they do best and a director on a roll and I’ll almost definitely be hooked. Some scattered, off-the-cuff thoughts below:
- Robert Pattinson just SHINES in this role, and with that voice (did it remind anyone else of Gerard Way lol?), he’s just such a cutie!! He was the highlight…
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The Substance 2024
Love love LOVE this. Beauty standards and ageism are honestly such violent issues. For all time, women have torn themselves apart to be loved. Everyone involved in this project did that fact justice. At first I wasn’t sure about the camp, cronenberg-style twist (all I could think for a straight 10 mins was WHAT 😳) but ultimately I think body horror was the most effective medium to deliver this message. Subtlety was not an option here. What a STATEMENT!
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Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles 2023
“Childhood is never history. Childhood is always with us.”
Been meditating on childhood a lot lately and this doco hit me right in the heart. So moving to see the origins of a humble group of uni mates who went on to be central to some of the happiest memories of kids all over the world, myself included. There’s something about Greg’s voice that just feels like home. Tears were shed 🥲
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Punch-Drunk Love 2002
I can appreciate why people rave about this - it has all the ingredients of a masterpiece. The innovative camera work, the performances (Adam Sandler is such a gem when he wants to be), the nuances that lie behind a seemingly simple, innocuous plot. The -1 star from a top rating is more a reflection of my personal enjoyment. I don’t think I was really in a place to watch something this… stressful? Anxiety inducing? (ironically, Uncut Gems is another…
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