THIS MOVIE!!! I can't even put into words the emotions I felt during this film, there were literally too many goosebumps moments to count. I went into RRR with zero expectations, only a little bit dreading its 3-hour runtime, but by the end, I would've sat there for longer. I fell in love with every character, completely buying into every piece of information I was given about them, and even found the over-the-top action sequences engaging and nail-biting. I'm a…
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We're All Going to the World's Fair 2021
I'm not really sure how to rate this movie. For one, I hate horror films and even though this wasn't technically super scary, I still felt a little uneasy sleeping in a dark room afterward. I honestly really liked the concept and although I was bored throughout the majority of the movie, the end had me wanting to rewatch it because I was super confused - but kind of in a good way. Anna Cobb's acting is fabulous, she was…
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The Hurt Locker 2008
I love war films. They give me a glimpse into a world I will never fully understand or hopefully witness for myself and I’m so fascinated by the courage and strength it takes to be a solider. I actually really enjoyed James’ character and how he was able to be playful in the stressful moments yet it was balanced by the rest of his team’s seriousness. The film’s runtime flew by because I was so engrossed in what was being…
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Collateral 2004
I really wanted to like this movie but I just couldn't. The way it was filmed was making me nauseous, like a bad home movie, and maybe I'm just small-minded, but the concept of the entire film went right over my head. I could see a lot of really striking artistic decisions but couldn't make sense of what any of them meant so they amounted to just another confusing plot point to me, specifically the coyote crossing the road scene.…
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The Piano 1993
There were definite moments of pure beauty in this film. I found myself getting swept up in the sounds of the piano multiple times and was really engaged in what I was watching during it. With that being said, I didn’t necessarily enjoy this film. I read a review before watching that said they could not finish the film because it made them feel uncomfortable the whole time and I can definitely agree. Something just made me feel weird the…
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Mississippi Masala 1991
This movie pleasantly surprised me! For about the first hour of the film I was completely unengaged and could not care less about this story line but then when the love story started to kick in I was really invested! I just needed to see if they were going to end up together or not. I also really liked the film’s use of flashbacks and although they could be seen as cheap ways of getting information across, I actually found…
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The Living End 1992
I can definitely see the similarities between this movie and Bonnie and Clyde and maybe that's the reason I hated it so much. I understand the attitude of not caring about anything anymore as death approaches and even being angry at the situation, but I can't stand the type of character that has no regard for anyone or anything, and yet we're still supposed to root for them? Luke made me so angry for the entire film because of his…
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Sex, Lies, and Videotape 1989
I was expecting this film to be a raunchy coming of age movie with shallow characters and a pretty loose plot so I was definitely very surprised watching this. I was shocked at how deep this film actually was even though I had no basis for thinking it wasn’t going to be. I didn’t feel too strongly about any given character but I was always engaged in the plot. I was really fascinated by the two sisters’ relationship because it…
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The White Balloon 1995
I just wanted to cry throughout the entire screening of this film. For the full hour and a half, I was the little girl who so badly just wanted the perfect little goldfish for the New Year but feared disappointing her mother so I couldn't just return home after losing the money. As frustrating as it was that she was running into all of these hardships, I was never annoyed by the film or found myself just wishing it to…