Oh look, another banger from Le Cinéma Club that I watched at work. In this experimental documentary by Carson Lund, a New England family hosts a reunion at a lakeside cottage every summer. This summer the reunion coincides with a great uncle's 80th birthday and the 4th of July. This short is like peak summer Americana in my opinion. It shows us intimate snapshots of small family moments and pieces of conversations from outside a window or in another room.…
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Christmas, Every Day 2024
Deeply depressing but eye opening. Rising documentarian Faye Tsakas introduces us to two rural Alabama preteens, Peyton and Lyla who spend their days as influencers. Every single day, Peyton and Lyla get sent things by supporters and brands to open on camera and the girls make money from it. Their parents appear a couple of times throughout this 13 minute documentary short but only to further show us how capitalism drives their decision to let their daughters become brands. Tsakas…
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Nosferatu 2024
We are now on the third major Nosferatu film from one of the most copied gothic horror novels of all time, Dracula yet Robert Eggers manages to make his version fresh and interesting. I'm not stranger to the story of Dracula, or Count Orlok and I'm a big fan of the 1922 silent version and the 1979 Herzog version. I'm sure everyone has heard the story, this is a passion project of Robert Eggers since he has wanted to make…
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The Idea of You 2024
Anne, I love you but girl... I like a cheesy romcom. I like a good "trash" movie, but it was so boring and that upsets me the most. I've seen many a Harry Styles fanfic adaptation, this one is so dry and lackluster.
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