I watch all sorts of things but am most likely to talk your ear off about contemplative, slow, three hour-long foreign films.
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Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel 2022
really dug this. comedy specials are always more my speed when they hew closer to “storytelling,” and that’s what Jerrod does so well here. the throughline of the experience, even when it’s a little erratic, is always bouncing on one wavelength.
there’s a few shots near the end where he looks right into the camera — probably on accident, after mostly looking at his feet the whole special — and it feels remarkably like the most honest anyone may have ever been. there aren’t even words in those moments, but they just feel like truth.
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Adolescence 2025
If I were Colin Farrell, I would be praying every night that Netflix submits Owen Cooper for supporting actor at the Emmys instead of lead
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Wicked 2024
I’m so sorry to everyone: this movie rules.
As a longtime Wicked lover, the temptation to drift into skepticulism was rampant. But I stayed steadfast: “Ariana will be perfect,” I said. “They’re using practical effects,” I cried.
Well, fellow Ozians, the time has come, and Wicked: Part 1 is absolutely thrillifying. Elphaba Thropp is finally on the big screen, played with incredible subtlety by Tony award winner Cynthia Erivo. Elphaba has always been a patron saint for the outcast, and Erivo…
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