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When Janus Films appears, you know the film is about to pop off.

Favorite films

  • Bottoms
  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire
  • Lady Bird
  • Promising Young Woman

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  • Thirteen

    ★★★★½

  • The First Wives Club

    ★★★

  • The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

    ★★★½

  • Naked

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  • Thirteen

    Thirteen

    ★★★★½

    Life imitated art when this came out. I was 13 and this was the litmus test in my friend group for who could handle watching something so eerily possible. 

    As an adult, I am blown away by the millions of artistic choices made to differentiate this low budget film from something that could easily be a Lady Bird or a bad home video.

    More props for capturing an experience of many middle school girls. Even if the “bad” friend is borderline…

  • Sugar & Spice

    Sugar & Spice

    ★★★★½

    “‘Sugar & Spice’ puts your average cheerleader movie to shame.” - Roger Ebert

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  • Anora

    Anora

    As a person who adores Sean Baker, read countless reviews, listened to many interviews, and saw a Q&A, it pains me to express disappointment in this film. 

    Progressing from the super low budget indie world into making a pretty commercial film, changes the way a film is made, marketed, and who it targets. I don’t think I was ready for this change. 

    Maybe it was the use of solely professional actors, maybe it was the introduction of wealthy elite into…

  • I Used to Be Funny

    I Used to Be Funny

    ★★★★½

    Sometimes I wonder, will Rachel Sennott go wrong? but the answer is no, absolutely not. she can do no wrong. She’s spectacular. 

    My favourite use of a closing song ever.

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