I thought about DRIVE MY CAR and AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY a ton when I watched this movie.
When a person dies, can they be held accountable for their sins? Is it “polite” to be angry with them? To hate them? Everyone has a unique relationship to the deceased - not everyone mourns.
As someone who grew up Southern I was reminded so much of the rituals of grief. Obviously, cultural norms are a focal point for OBAGF, and as someone…
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I love the tension between what you’re expected to be as someone with a marginalized identity versus who you really are - and the judgment that comes from within your own community when you don’t fit a certain mold.
Also a big comment on what we put on celebrities and stars. The character of Cheryl needs The Watermelon Woman to be a Black woman with a white partner (something Cheryl faces scorn for…
Saw as part of a/perture’s anniversary series with OATM Max!
Wes Anderson’s jail break, war, natural disaster movie.
How are the kid actor performances so good?
Watched this on a plane. Irish seems fun! Ketamine does too to be honest. This movie doesn’t super work due to too many plot lines and a deeply uneven tone but it’s pretty funny and also I watched it on a plane full of children so who is to say I was in the correct headspace to asses.
