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Watched on Monday May 19, 2025.

Watched on Saturday May 17, 2025.

ryan coogler (and ludwig göransson) please never retire

this is my favorite book adaptation ever. show-stopping, life changing, etc. etc. (everlark i love you)

watching this movie after rereading the book made me realize that so much is missing without katniss’s inner monologue

casting known clone actress to play the mother of identical twins is genius.

what the hell, sure! this was really funny and i enjoyed it more than i expected. tatiana maslany is a star and i can’t wait for keeper. theo james was cool too

Watched on Saturday February 22, 2025.

i snuck into a showing of this and it sucked as expected (which is unfortunate because i love sam wilson). don’t even waste your time with pirating this. anthony mackie deserved better

these stars are not for vanessa kirby and maria doyle kennedy, i will sacrifice my own life…for vanessa kirby and maria doyle kennedy

the chiefs winning their championship because of ned stripping on ice was the funniest outcome of this movie

mahershala deserved this oscar along with every  accolade for the rest of his career

everyone in this movie is unbelievably stupid

i’m currently speechless and filled with anguish, but i know that vanessa kirby and katherine waterson need to play lovers again in a future drama.

i’d like to thank this movie for spreading the loverboy reed agenda

Watched on Tuesday December 24, 2024.

taron egerton and danielle deadwyler were the saving graces of this

my mom asked who the fantastic four are so i put this on to give her “actually, in the comics…” facts

Watched on Friday December 13, 2024.

the only thing i could think of throughout this watch is why did harry think a horse would make that jump in the first place

besides for alexander payne, i still love this movie as much as i did on my first watch. 

angus, mary, and paul are very dear to me and this movie has now become a holiday staple

i’m watching this to get in the festive mood before i stay up until 2am while prepping for thanksgiving dinnee

these witches are gay… good for them! good for them.

stephanie HSU 💜

VANESSA KIRBY IS A STAR!!!

i’d love to see her and eric kofi abrefa work together again because they are both incredible

the funniest part of this viewing experience was my sister turning to me and saying “what the fuck is channing tatum doing here?” because she didn’t realize he was gambit until minutes after he initially popped up

seeing leopold in his turtleneck and trench coat just further confirmed that i want to steal hugh’s gender

i think this would’ve been better if it was a buddy cop movie between hugh jackman and matthew macfadyen

this is still one of the best comic book movies i’ve ever seen (maybe the best actually!!)

i love you logan and laura

long live being part of this made me realize how taylor swift has been a huge part of my life since i was, like, six. i don’t think my love for her and her music will ever go away and this solidified that

how did troye sivan get this gig

tatiana maslany you’ll always be loved!! her casting as jen will go down in history books for me

5 stars for devery jacobs, 1 star for almost everyone else, 0 stars for joey king

i love melissa mccarthy

i’ve never related more to a movie character before in my life.

i didn’t expect to like this movie as much as i did going in, but i loved it! lucy’s story is very relatable to my lesbian experience and i really appreciate seeing that. 

i hope that stephanie allynne and tig notaro make more movies like this in the future

this was excellent and i think glen and adria should be required to star in at least five more films together

Watched on Friday May 31, 2024.

Watched on Thursday May 30, 2024.

Watched on Wednesday May 29, 2024.

lesbians for devery jacobs and kudakwashe rutendo!!

rip lisa swallows you would’ve loved chappell roan

i love you kathryn newton and liza soberano

eleven and i are tethered. i am him and he is me

i have consistent anxiety about my grades too

gay women are allowed to do whatever they want!!

Watched on Sunday March 10, 2024.

Watched on Saturday March 9, 2024.

i can’t start praising this film on its other aspects before mentioning how incredible lily gladstone was as molly burkhart. her entire performance was incredibly captivating and this movie wouldn’t have excelled without her. the academy should start engraving her best actress oscar now!

scorsese nailed it with all of the technical aspects in this to no one’s surprise. i was blown away with how he frames his scenes through the film’s 3.5 runtime; just when i thought he was done with applying a different way of scene blocking, he brought out something new that was just as compelling. 

my only gripe with this film is that it felt repetitive at times towards the middle of its duration. this drew me away from the film during certain points, but this film was incredible nonetheless!

i felt instantly immersed in the world of this film as soon as i pressed play. the bright and colorful set designs plus the beautiful costumes really blew me away. yorgos did a great job with using these to his advantage to create distinct atmospheres throughout the movie and i applaud him for that. 

emma did a fantastic job with bringing bella baxter to life. i enjoyed watching her character progress into her own woman, however, i feel like her arc could’ve been ten times better if a woman was in the writers room. there were times during this film that felt downright uncomfortable that easily could’ve been fixed by considering the external input of a woman. i know some of these moments were intentional, yet some of them were too much to the point that it was really distracting for me.

regardless, emma and yorgos are a creative dream pairing and this isn’t an exception!

the technological aspects of this, especially the score and sound design, carried this film on its back and i definitely have kudos for that! jonathan glazer did a great job with making audiences (including me) feel disturbed and unsettled throughout as well - this is what lingered with me after finishing my watch.

however, all of this does not change the film’s overall effectiveness in my eyes. while narratives that show oppressors can not live comfortably while the oppressed are facing atrocities are always important and relevant, this could’ve been more effective. this message came across even though more could’ve been done. matt goldberg explains my thoughts more in depth in his ‘the zone of interest’ review. i think this could’ve had a much better and stronger impact if it was a short film.

i was going to write a little one line review for this BUT this annoyed me so much that i just need to yap.

how does this just not have a plot? while the direction of this film was good, the storyline just feels VERY choppy. biopics can not successfully tell a story about anyone while glazing over important life moments. i felt very disconnected and unengaged while watching. this is especially relevant when talking about the relationship between leonard and felicia: something just felt like it was missing throughout the film. 

it baffling how bradley cooper continues to share his iration for bernstein while doing a bad job at highlighting the individual. i understand “oscar bait” now because i logically can’t understand how this is nominated for best picture.

there were a couple of scenes in this that were fairly decent, but the good outweighs the bad for me. carey mulligan was excellent! i fully enjoyed her performance. maya hawke was a pleasant surprise too. i’m usually a positive person, but these are the only good factors in my opinion.

Watched on Monday March 4, 2024.