So as of yesterday, I have seen all films in the 15-odd categories I follow. I saw "I'm Still Here," and holy cow was that a truly GREAT movie. Very intense. Fernanda Torres is now my "Should Win" for Best Actress, and the film is my "Should Win" for Best International. It won't win either, I think, which is a shame.
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The Seed of the Sacred Fig 2024
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” is a special movie, because it was filmed in secret in Iran ~2022-23. Immediately prior its competition at Cannes in May, 2024, the director, Mohammad Rasoulof, was sentenced to 8 years in prison in Iran. He successfully escape to Germany, where he now lives in exile. This film was submitted by Germany for Best International Feature, and it was nominated for that award.
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The Florida Project 2017
Anyone who doesn't want to punch Halley all over Florida -- and lock up her sad, terrifying, arsonist, feral child -- will not agree with this review. This movie should be shown in film school as an example of what not to do. Ever.
There are things to like about it. Scooty's mother, Ashley, seems incredibly hardworking -- certainly comparatively -- and a decent parent. After she suspects that her son might have done something *really* bad, she removes him…
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Parasite 2019
I'm thinking this is a middle of the pack movie for me. It is, by a significant margin, my least favorite film by Bong. But Bong, at his worst, is still very, very good. His approach works better in fantasy or science fiction -- where he can create his own universe -- than in one that purports to be in our reality, I think.
There are so many plot holes in this movie, and out-of-nowhere gotchas (which IS a Bong…
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