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Anora 2024
favorite of the year, i think!!
what a smart, thoughtful commentary about class that’s fully grounded in the humanity of its characters - no didactic speeches or moralizing, just a heartbreakingly honest depiction of the delight and devastation of two worlds colliding that never should.
some scenes go on longer than they need to, but i don’t think it detracted from the overall impact of the story
never trust twinks!!!
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Emilia Pérez 2024
it’s a vaginoplasty NO from me :(
that said, i think if taken on its own terms (trashy and absurd telenovela) rather than held to the standard of a “best picture nom” (which it never should have received) it’s an entertaining enough time, especially the first half. though maybe i just think this bc i smoked a bunch of weed 30 mins in.
obviously the unearned redemption-through-transition, followed by the immediate unearned fall from grace were a total mess, and…
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I Saw the TV Glow 2024
the chalk post i’d have written on this as an undergrad gender and sexuality studies major would’ve left the whole department quaking
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