Anna

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  • Post published:June 28, 2019
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A few things: Helen Mirren is a monster performer. Christ.  *clutches pearls* I wasn't really expecting much from this film, but damn. She can really bleed into a performance, man.…

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Waterloo Bridge

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  • Post published:June 27, 2019
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A list-ical of things I love about films from the 1930s/40s:  1. Love the dissolve transitions of movies past. I miss it. 2. Pan-ins against dark shadows— romantic AF. 3.…

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Toy Story 4

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  • Post published:June 21, 2019
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Dawg, I wept. Pixar rarely takes an L.  Their sequels have been duds lately, but for this THIRD sequel, I think they killed it.  You can tell they know how…

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Fig

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  • Post published:June 20, 2019
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Coogler directed a compelling short about a young mother who will do anything for her daughter.  As she prepares for work at the corner of Figueroa Street, she understands her…

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Bär

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  • Post published:June 19, 2019
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…a photo slideshow, mockumentary short with mellow, monotone narration and quintessential slideshow music (I don’t know what this means either, but when you hear it—you know).  An intriguing recounting of a…

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The Apartment

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  • Post published:June 14, 2019
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A dark rom-com using the winter holidays as a backdrop touching on some social taboos that are still relevant today. Sign me up! This isn’t your Hallmark Channel holiday movie…

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The Souvenir

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  • Post published:June 12, 2019
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A few things about this A24 Distribution: 1. I continue to appreciate A24’s varied narrative feature scope.  2. Oh how I miss the healthy debates of social issues of a…

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Rocketman

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  • Post published:June 10, 2019
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Would love to see this film transformed into a stage play—def felt awkward at moments. It’s basically a histrionic crash course in the history of a global icon. A structured…

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High Life

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  • Post published:June 7, 2019
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You know how you can tell an actor wants nothing more but to be incredible at their craft. I saw this with Denzel Washington in “Malcolm X,” with Vera Farmiga…

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