An exceptional film can make an extraordinary situation seem as relatable as the ordinary. While no one close to me has been taken hostage, tortured, and murdered by a totalitarian government, there are elements of grief that transcend circumstance.
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Poor Things 2023
It's impossible for me to write a Poor Things review and, first and foremost, not gush over Alasdair Gray. So much of what makes Poor Things (the film) great—the wit, the pastiche, Bella’s so-preposterous-but-also-so-human experiences—is rooted in Gray’s work. But the fisheye lens, that's all Yorgos Lanthimos. I kid. Kind of.
Lanthimos does a phenomenal job of encapsulating Gray’s work and imagining a world that is simultaneously the past, present, and future. Emma Stone and Mark Ruffalo excel at playing…
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