absolutely devastating to witness over and over again just how mundane it is for the israeli soldiers and settlers and society to commit the most heinous acts of cruelty possible. how nonchalantly they shoot, how they kick and choke and wear face masks and hoodies while giving demolition orders and bulldoze a school. how evil to feel no shame driving a tank past a child.
we are brothers, but we are unequal.
i think the central interpersonal tension captured in…
what works about paddington is evergreen: hyperbolic human characters alongside the somehow straight man of paddington, who politely and confusedly calls them out on their nonsense before leading the physical comedy antics of the film himself. that portion of what makes paddington movies so fun is still v much here in this one.
i rly loved paddington and aunt lucy and the overall themes of leaving behind a homeland, immigrant bittersweetness, and the subtle v subtle themes of christian conquistador…
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this film has a rotten core to me and beyond that simply fails to execute on its own themes lol
in summary this was a too-explicit depiction of child sexual abuse (and that too in the corpse of a suicidal woman who was desecrated), that only shallowly develops into a story of growth and empowerment and fails to address its abuse and grooming even within the scope of its own story.
even if emma stone and bella are physically adults,…
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kinda crazy to give the best picture winner (and best everything else winner too) 2 stars the day after the oscars lol but i was so surprised by how much i disliked this movie
i feel like the film couldn't decide whether it wanted ani to be naive or not. she sleeps with ivan as a transaction, and forgoes her own pleasure in the multiple times that they have sex. she's a polished and popular dancer at the club she…
