Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Honestly I learned a lot about Ireland watching this movie! It toes the line between buddy comedy, faux documentary, and rom-com - it felt kinda disjointed at points but overall it was funny and I enjoyed watching. I didn’t care for the voice over or fictionalized relationship bits but the father/political disappearances dynamic was interesting and well considered (they conveyed the emotional toll on those left behind & the generational legacy of life in service of political activism etc etc pretty…
Beautiful atmosphere and costuming but Eggers didn’t expand the story or storytelling enough to justify the remake imo. He isn’t saying anything new with this movie, and the plot felt predictable/boring despite strong performances. There was a huge missed opportunity to lean into campy horror, this movie could have been so funny if it had been pushed a bit more. I also wish the homoerrotic tension between both Ellen & Anna and Thomas & Orlok had been made tangible because at least…
best in theatre movie watching experience I’ve had probably ever