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Anora 2024
WOAH I had planned to only review films I watched in the cinema but Anora was too good not to! I was saying to Freja this morning that I loved it because it felt like there was a lense not of judgement or applause but maybe one of truth, or what is an excellently constructed appearance of honesty. Mikey Madison was excellent and Anis character was relatable and empathetic despite navigating circumstances I can’t fathom. It was an ultimately heartbreaking…
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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy 2025
Everything you would expect from a Bridget Jones film, maybe a slightly more sentimental and heartfelt story line than I had anticipated but still in keeping with the nostalgia and comedy of the classics. It all felt a little shoehorned perhaps and I would have liked to see Bridget end up happy and single? But maybe that asks too much. I’m not sure if the owl was a metaphor for grief or was meant to be Mark Darcy but it felt like a nice way to end the film and show that they were all able to move on.
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A Real Pain 2024
Thoroughly entertaining film. I laughed out loud. Kieran Culkins character is fantastic, absolutely endearing, complex and human in his flaws. The tension between Culkin and Eisenberg’s characters is palpable, thrilling and uncomfortable. I left the cinema filled with the satisfaction and heartbreak of a story wholly told. 90 minutes of my life I would happily live again.
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