rating whatever stayed in my mind
(minus ads, music videos, film BTS, and episodic formats)
“Do you realize how broke I am? What do you want me to do, huh? I don’t have a job! I’m a loser! Shoot me!”
Manic Pixie Dream Parker Posey in a manic party dream world. Extreme whimsy.
Sex as a public service. There are worse ideas.
This film is almost single-handedly a revolution for the documentary format. You usually watch a documentary to get information first and to be touched second. In this case there is no information to take away. Your first expectation should be to emote. And yet the film is not a tearjerker. It’s simply the account of different people’s romantic relationship with one person, and none of them have anything special besides a spectacular depth of spirit. This film is the perfect…
“You don't know what love means. I don't know what it means. Nobody out there knows what the hell's going on.“
Manhattan is the definitive black-and-white visual masterpiece.
The final line may be the best line to ever close a film.
Lesson: integrity and desire only mix if you have the courage to force them to.