Like all good wrestling movies, the story isn't really about wrestling, but something else; here we have a very moving portrait of love and brotherhood that is devastatingly ripped apart by a fabled "family curse". But is it a "curse" or is it something else...? The film leaves that up to you to decide with it's captivating portrayal of the family dynamics; it may leave you with questions about our culture of masculinity, and about American norms around parenting boys…
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Killers of the Flower Moon 2023
Over the course of 3 and a half hours, we are asked to bear witness to the horrifying truth of our nation, with the story of Ernest and Mollie Burkhart serving as just one devastating microcosm of the entirely of our monstrous history of crimes against Indigenous people. And yet through their story specifically, Scorsese presents us with a bold thesis: Love is not and never will be possible under these systems of settler colonialism, patriarchy, and capitalism.
The final…
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Priscilla 2023
I really admire the honesty that this film has in it's portrayal of Priscilla's feelings, and what is ultimately a rather sad and disturbing story that is often romanticized. The romanticization still lingers in the background, but only because we are seeing it directly through Priscilla's eyes; of course a teenage girl would fall head over heels for Elvis and not realize the grooming for what it is until it is too late. The depictions of her youthful feelings, her…
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May December 2023
Diabolically funny and incredibly eerie at the same time. Definitely my kind of movie.
Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman never disappoint and both are excellent here - Portman particularly - but Charles Melton steals the show and is the heart of the film. We see him emerge from his metaphorical cocoon of control, brainwashing, and coercion in a way that is deeply moving.
Also a fascinating portrait of female narcissism that examines and questions our cultural fascination with these disturbing cases of predation.
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