American Indians in Film: 1/10
I didn't finish the series on the LGBTQ+ Studies movies because I'll be honest, I simply didn't have the time needed to watch them all. I will hopefully circle back around to at least some of them at some point in the future, but I can promise you that I will be able to finish this series because I have a dedicated block of time for screenings for this class. Hopefully, you enjoy this series…
This film is aggressively mediocre at best, and I kind of hate saying that because I've been curious about this particular adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's iconic detective stories since I started watching Sherlock with Benedict Cumberbatch years ago. That being said, I just didn't find this film that interesting, and I found myself zoning out during the second half quite frequently. I just found it... boring.
Let's get this out of the way right off the bat, this…
The only thing I knew about this movie was the incredibly famous line, "Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me." That was it. I thought that the line and the seduction was only a short scene in the film. I didn't know the entire film was going to revolve around that. As such, I had no idea what to expect with this movie. I didn't know whether I would think it was overrated or whether I would like it. I…
Alright, time for the second movie of the day. While I may not have fallen in love with Parasite as much as everyone else has, I still can't find a flaw in this incredibly well-made movie. It's an intriguing study of class that somehow seamlessly switches tones about halfway through the movie but that is engaging all the way through. I can't necessarily speak as to how well the nuances of the written dialogue and line deliveries were executed since…
