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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes 2023
so many anachronisms that the entire thing feels fake. exploitative and gutless
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Priscilla 2023
there were moments that i loved and worked really well. the first act was strongest with anticipation, butterflies, and dread. once in graceland, the pacing feels off and important emotional developments feel skipped, her conclusion to leave elvis feels too simple, we don’t really see how she gets there. he has been manipulating her since she was 14 and one day she just wakes up and leaves? Lisa is a footnote and there is no attention to Priscilla’s feelings about or around motherhood.
still enjoyed a lot in this and great performances- much preferred Elordi to Butler
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Barbie 2023
BarbieWorld is casa la veta with jenna and the Real World is post-grad life and i am barbie realizing there's no going back but i wanna go back........
really really fun and that's really all it needs to be! my critiques are pretty much all about the parts where it tries to be something other than just fun barbie world. you cannot make a movie/ad with company support truly feminist and that is probably okay? i would rather have unadulterated,…