How on earth is Dolly De Leon not an Oscar-nominated actress?
I don't know why it took me so long to watch this, but boy am I glad I finally did! What I thought was going to be just another one of the "eat the rich" stories that we've been getting a lot of lately turned out to be one of my favorite films of 2022.
Ruben Ostlund gives us a bunch of great characters and makes sure to put…
This really didn't do anything to change the fact that I've never been a big fan of war films, but wow, was it effective in conveying how futile war is. The movie repeatedly lets us in on the hope that our protagonists are holding onto and makes us think that a happy conclusion is just around the corner, but much like war, it murders that hope (and those individuals) at every step.
In terms of production values, this movie is…
Welcome to Hollywood's asshole!
If you'd have told me years ago that the man who gave us the GIFT that is La La Land would create a film with such a drastically different take on Hollywood, I wouldn't believe you. It feels like we are entering the mind of an artist who, after years in the industry, has seen its ugly side and is somewhat disgusted by it but still recognizes the magic it creates and longs for a time…
How do we remember our loved ones after they're gone, and how does that change as we grow older?
This film deeply explores how different people living through the same experiences subjectively view the world, how much that world view differs between them, and how it affects their reality and state of mind. It also perfectly captures how, as we grow older, the lens we use to judge the people we love gets more empathetic and less selfish as perspective…
