I know that my pain is unexceptionable so I don’t feel the need to burden everybody with it.
The moment when the tour guide gave Benji a genuine thank you and heartfelt goodbye, then threw the most dismissive thanks to David… I felt that in my bones.
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A Real Pain 2024
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Belfast 2021
I’m going nowhere you won’t find me
I’ve never felt the need to be a townie til now. There are a few performances that sparkle despite a weak script and lack of real message… like Caitriona Balfe’s glassy-eyed speech about how the kids can play wherever the hell they like because everyone knows them and everyone likes them and everyone looks after them… fuck man. I’ve never so badly wanted to be known. 20 years of seeking anonymity and suddenly…
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The Substance 2024
You can't escape from yourself.
I've been processing this one for a few days.
I am absolutely obsessed with female gaze body horror. Apparently the French do it best, as Coralie Fargeat joins Julia Ducournau on my list of directors making shocking and disturbing films that have me squirming for their entire run time and thinking about them long after credits roll.
This film goes from heart wrenching to grotesque, and evokes a wide range of visceral reactions in unexpected…
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Anora 2024
I like Anora.
This film is a wild ride and ends with a brutal punch to the gut.
There’s a section in the middle where Ani feels sidelined, and for me the movie dragged there. It picks back up in the end, but I felt its 2h 20m run time and thought it could have been buttoned up a bit. I miss sub 2 hour movies.
That being said, it’s still spectacular and hilarious and moving. I laughed the whole time but left the theatre devastated. Sean Baker, my man.
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