Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
The Brutalist is a 3 1/2 hour concrete slab of a film, examining what it means to remain in the aftermath of a war. It beautifully and emersively embodies it's title, as the films Hungarian-Jewish protagonist is forced to confront America's blatant demand—and blatant denial— of assimilation.
I found the physical construction of the films central metaphor both determined and subtle. The construction of a monolithic, prison-like structure being made of raw unprocessed materials—immense, oppressive, and inescapable, yet open to…
Its January 1st and I haven't slept. I laughed until I cried all night long and all my friends looked famous, sprawled across my bed and couch in the pink lamp light.
Now, the window is open with the fan on. I had a lemongrass tofu banh mi for lunch and then watched this movie between fresh bed sheets in the breeze. One of life's Perfect Days. Happy ny <3