I think it's hilarious and infuriating that Jared Leto just straight up pretended he was never in this movie. For those out of the loop like I was.
Anyway, it was all right!
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The Stepford Wives 2004
Everyone's pride is getting in the way of giving the endearing hijinks of this movie more credit. Seriously, why do snobby cinephiles despise fun movies? I mean, I agree that some of the plot points (especially toward the end) obscure the central messaging of the novel and the original film adaptation, but why make a remake if you aren't going to do something different with it? Do I wish what had been done differently were something more daring and provocative?…
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Ghosts of Girlfriends Past 2009
“The whole asshole thing you do is just to get insecure women to sleep with you. Deep down, you’re a big sweetheart.”
That’s a real line spoken by a woman with a terminal degree in medicine in this movie to a man who just told her he just wants to use his brother’s wedding venue for week-long orgies.
This threw me back to a line spoken in one of my favorite shows, where Diane tells BoJack Horseman, “That's the thing.…
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Midsommar 2019
So I watched the Director’s Cut of Midsommar, which was showing in theaters here for a few days and honestly, I do feel like this cut sells the “break-up movie” Ari Aster describes it as moreso than the original. The turn Dani takes certainly feels more convincing and Christian is painted as an even bigger douche canoe (if that’s even possible).
This version just feels like a different angle to the same great film. I’m very glad I was able…
