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  Promising Young Woman 2020

  ★ Watched 05 Feb 2025

  It won Best Original Screenplay at the Oscars, but its premise is both juvenile and problematic. The idea that a rape victim can only seek justice after death—and not even the justice they truly deserve—feels reductive and misguided.

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  The Host 2006

  ★★★ Watched 03 Feb 2025

  The thriller aspect is not there, the social commentary is not there, the build-up is not there. The concept is just that, and the conclusion is just that. Maybe, somehow, the execution is there to wrap it up nicely.

Popular reviews

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  Stonewall 2015

  ★ Watched 11 Jan 2024

  All those historical inaccuracies and the sympathetic portrayal of homophobia, just for the sake of an offensive and mocking depiction of trans people, a fabricated story about a real-life figure, and the erasure of lesbian, queer people of color, homeless queer individuals, and drag queens during the Stonewall riots.

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  Owl and the Sparrow 2007

  ★★★½ Watched 09 Apr 2024 1

  Ho Chi Minh International Film Festival 2024: HCMC on Screen

  I found it surprising to learn that Owl and the Sparrow was directed by an American director, especially since I also watched The Brilliant Darkness! by Aaron Toronto on the same day. The cinematography is very shaky, and visually it resembles a low-budget Vietnamese television soap opera from the 2000s.

  However, the story is quite essential and unique. Nonetheless, the film suffers from serious problems with its dialogue; at times,…

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