reesebetts

reesebetts

Favorite films

  • Hereditary
  • Promising Young Woman
  • Twin Peaks

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  • The Gorge

    ★★★

  • Hold Your Breath

    ★★★★★

  • Cabaret

    ★★★★★

  • The Substance

    ★★★½

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  • The Gorge

    The Gorge

    ★★★

    Normally I despise over-fictionalized straight romance films but this one is actually pretty realistic for 2025 since it features government corruption and monsters

  • Hold Your Breath

    Hold Your Breath

    ★★★★★

    Why the FUCK is Will Joines listed before Karrie Crouse as co-director on this letterboxed listing when within the film they are listed the other way around with Crouse first? This film was written by Karrie Crouse. Y’all just hate to see a woman succeed (also why the rotten tomato score is low - 90% of the cast are made up of women and girls)

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  • After-School Special

    After-School Special

    ½

    Although it seems like the creator wanted to bring attention to the reality that adult women can be predators as well, the mark was totally missed. The young boy’s last line was disgusting, and encourages the sexualization of children. Additionally, the music and dolly out in the final shot seems to romanticize the situation rather than convey the disgustingness of it all. 

    This would have been much better done if the power was in the lead actress’ hands, not the…

  • Barry Lyndon

    Barry Lyndon

    ★★★

    The overuse of the zoom lens became a bit comical, but I did appreciate the dedication made in costuming and set dressing