sienad

sienad

most of these are movies I watch on planes

Favorite films

  • Parasite
  • Women Talking
  • Spirited Away
  • Little Women

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  • Aftersun

    ★★★★½

  • Barbie

    ★★★★

  • Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

    ★★★★

  • House of Flying Daggers

    ★★★½

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  • Aftersun

    Aftersun

    ★★★★½

    ohhh to watch this with your father sitting right next to you.

    this fits in the same domain as past lives for me, with slow pacing set in realistic dialogue and settings. the girl is absolutely delightful, she kills every line and strikes you deep, outpacing her father but he still keeps up just behind with his own acting. I love how true to illness this whole deal is. I love how when you pay close attention, every symptom is…

  • Barbie

    Barbie

    ★★★★

    a crash course on basic concepts of feminism for the whole family to enjoy!! it's still fun. even better on a second watch. my dad was dragging his feet to watch this simply bc my sister and I wanted him to, but finally he sat down for it tonight! and he giggled on multiple occasions. refused to admit he actually liked the movie but this is was a win for tonight. thank you barbie

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  • Past Lives

    Past Lives

    ★★★★★

    convinced anyone who loves this film either has experienced a similar wrong place wrong time romance or they're a masochist. anyway. five stars!!

    I feel like I'm not even qualified to speak on this film for all its wonderful subtleties and dialogue and cinematography... it is just the Movie, capital m. oddly satisfying ending, but comes at you over and over again with gut wrenching moments that the characters actually handle like human beings. there is no crying and screaming…

  • Spotlight

    Spotlight

    ★★★★★

    EVERY JOURNALIST SHOULD WATCH THIS MOVIE ‼️

    maybe I'm biased bc this was right up my alley, but the combo of my own religious background/frustrations and fervor for investigative reporting really just made this watch a sacred experience. sometimes my issue with journo movies is that they get caught up in the gears of how the actual newspaper functions instead of the story itself, but this movie captured the perfect combination of the process of getting the story and the…