I want to write more about this, but that dinner scene… yeah that broke me. If you’re going to homage another movie so much, JAWS is not a bad pick.
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The Black Phone 2021
Anyone else find it a little funny that Scott Derickson left a film about dreams to direct a film… about dreams?
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The Lobster 2015
“If you encounter any problems you cannot resolve yourselves, you will be assigned children, that usually helps”
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Elvis 2022
Look, I am not a Baz Luhrman fan in the slightest, but WOW. Whereas most of his film feel like a hollow chocolate Easter bunny (a treat on the outside with nothing on the inside), this is a chocolate Easter bunny filled with vomit and poison. Genuinely trying to rack my brain to remember the last big budget film whose racial politics felt this dated. Austin Butler’s stellar performance and the intricate sound design are the only saving graces here.
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Chan Is Missing 1982
A supremely underseen gem from the 1980’s that captures the immigrant experience in an extremely honest fashion. Definitely one of my favorite “the city is a character” type of films. A movie where every single detail of the surrounding world is tactile in a story about feeling inherently removed from the world around you,
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Father Stu 2022
I really wish Letterboxd would let you log trailers, because if you’ve seen the trailer for Father Stu, you’ve seen Father Stu
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Good Luck to You, Leo Grande 2022
Surprisingly tender, if a little on the nose (though justifiably so). Thompson is a marvel here, as is McCormack, and their chemistry is undeniable. The play-like structure is clever but really limits the filmmaking at play. Would’ve loved to see a little more imagination regarding how this story is told, as the story deserves something a little more than this.
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Father of the Bride 2022
There’s a fundamental flaw with this modern reimagining of Father of the Bride that I’ve noticed in many modern films, and it’s one that irritates me to no end. The film sets up a battle of wits, a clash between tradition and the “new age”, one where many films have ended with compromise between the two sides, much like this film attempts to do. The problem is that the film has taken Andy Garcia’s side for the entire runtime before the…
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Cha Cha Real Smooth 2022
On my third watch of this, I realize that this film is, in essence, very similar to Jerry Maguire. It’s disguised as a rom-com, but it’s really the story of one man who cannot stand to be alone learning To enjoy the company of an empty room. I even found myself thinking about the memo that Jerry gives out in the latter film, as Raiff’s script here is made up of “the things we feel but do not say”. For…