#FILM REVIEW

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[lillithmonroe]

Okay, I just watched Indiana Jones for the first time and oh my God l I had no idea Harrison Ford was that handsome 🫦. I’m honestly a little shocked

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ayo edebiri: the movie reviewer we deserve

and her dad also has an account

[medusas-daughter]

Woman of the Hour is great because it perfectly captures the moment you realize a man is dangerous and it's not when he goes all dramatic disney villain glares smirks or whatever and it's not even when he starts making unwanted sexual innuendos i mean those are awful too but the moment comes way before and it's more subtle and only another woman could describe it and that's why this movie would have been shitty if it had been made by a male director it's the moment when his face drops because the answer you gave didn't go with how he imagined the conversation going or the moment he calls you the love of his life after talking to you for five minutes and his mood shifts when you don't respond in kind this is the horror i actually want from slasher/serial killer horror the killing itself can be as graphic and gory as the director can make it and it will still seem goofy to me if it doesn't capture the uneasyness and the building tension before then and i really hope Anna Kendrick keeps making horror because she had me on the edge of my seat for 90 minutes without a single graphic scene that moment in the parking lot when she gives him a fake number and he calls her out on it and then he follows her to her car my heart was in my throat the whole time because it's real it's so real it's so scary also the whole movie despite being abour Rodney Alcala was seen from his victims' point of view too many true crime inspired shows focus on the serial kille rand make him the main character and focus on his emotions and his turmoil but Woman of the Hour focused on each of the victims when thye started feeling scared or the survivors who tried to report him and weren't believed and how scary it was that not even your loved ones believe you when you say it's him and she did all that without dehumanizing him he's not some monster he's a very human man with emotions and abandonment issues and he's a predator and a killer and she can humanize him without glorifying him and more directors should take note and learn from this

[sennamaticart]

Found my Movie Rating Chart while cleaning up the harddrive

[ancient-rome-au]

Dang. I was hoping it would be so bad it's good.

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[k-wame]

violently spat out my oatmeal

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

Watched “Warfare” yesterday. My main thoughts about this movie are:

1) 9/10. It’s about as close as you can get to depicting the hellishness of war.

2) Sound design was phenomenal. The gunfire sounds like you’re actually at the shooting range.

3) Don’t go if you can’t stomach extreme violence. This isn’t violent like how John Wick or Saw are violent, this is more like watching a Liveleak video. That’s how disturbing the violence is.

4) Don’t believe the claims that this is a pro-war recruitment movie. If anyone watched Warfare and came out of it wanting to enlist, they’re probably just crazy or were already going to enlist anyways. The SEALs don’t get any “badass” moments. They shoot at the insurgents, but most of the time, they aren’t hitting anything. No one-liners, no “fuck yeah America” moments. In fact, a good chunk of the movie is dedicated to the SEALs tending to their wounded and collapsing from the stress of the situation. It’s about as undignified as you can get.

5) The movie definitely hits harder when you learn that it was made because one of the SEALs depicted in the movie couldn’t remember how he received his injuries. His buddies made the movie to show what happened. In a way, “Warfare” was made as therapy for the veterans, to address the horrors that they went through.

[4rachn1d]

Screaming crying and throwing up about the fact that Megatronus Prime's legacy of being the greatest prime ever will forever be smeared by the Actions of D-16, and how Megatronus would be deeply ashamed to be assimilated with an extremist group

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Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl

letterboxd review compilation

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utterly obsessed with this midsommar review

[lady-of-the-upside-down]

Thoughts on The Odyssey (1997)

(YouTube, Amazon Prime)

- Love that it starts with the birth of Telemachus, and how they made it the same day Odysseus gets called to Troy by Agamemnon and Menelaos.

- Enjoyed the brief snippets of the Trojan War with Achilles dragging Hektor’s body all over the outskirts of Troy, as well as the infamous Trojan Horse gift and the sacking of the city.

- The crew on Ody’s boat are absolutely funny. I love fat and balding Polites as well as the flute guy. Eurylochus and Perimedes were amazing too, and not nearly as antagonistic except for when Perimedes opened the bag.

- As soon as I heard sheep noises on the first island they landed in, I said “oh no” out loud. Sure enough, it’s the Cyclops cave. No club; he just tears up some crew members and eats them.

- Circe is so beautiful, they made a great choice with the actress there. Definitely has a similar vibe to her EPIC counterpart. Interesting that her island was way up a steep mountain so the crew really needed a lot of effort to get up there. Genuinely enjoyed the part of the animals acting off as a hint that they’re former humans. Also, they made the choice to combine Circe with the lotions island, having her offer them the flowers. Really genius choice because both islands in the book have the warped time dilation effect so it’s a good idea to combine them if given a time constraint in the adaptation.

- The Underworld was a fiery place and I love the part where he meets flute guy again who leads him to Tiresias. On the way out, he sees his mother (who “got in the water” earlier) and that scene broke my heart so much.

- The interspersed Telemachus scenes were fun. Child!Telemachus was a menacing gremlin running around the palace, and Teen!Telemachus has so much angst in him like he was emo before emo was even invented.

- No sirens, they go straight to Scylla and Charybdis. Scylla was hidden in the caves with no woman as lure, just snakes with mouths scooping up crew members and one goat. Some dialog here will be familiar to EPIC fans. Same can be said with Charybdis who is a many-toothed worm monster like in EPIC.

- The remaining crew after Scylla all die in Charybdis, so no mutiny and no cow incident. Odysseus clings onto a single log until he reaches Calypso’s island.

- Calypso and her island are BEAUTIFUL. The vibes are just amazing and it’s like a sort of ice cold spring spa with some feasting going on inside. Calypso doesnt do anything too bad here except the occasional kiss, and later the refusal to let go of Odysseus even when Hermes requested it.

- Telemachus, now of age, goes on to the diplomatic mission to Sparta, but Menelaos is meaner and just tells him that his father is dead, though he compliments the prince’s similarities. I love the set design and costuming in this part.

- Poseidon being a face forming on waves is a really fun adaptation, really hammering home that he IS the water and being in the water when disliked by Poseidon is a really terrible idea.

- There is a brief visit by Odysseus to the Phaeicians after leaving Ogygia, and he actually doesnt doc himself when asked for his name this time, though King Alcinous already knew who he was because of his hint that his name was cursed that it cannot be spoken. The Phaeicians are the ones who give him a ship and crew to get him home, and that’s really sweet honestly.

- The discovery of the un weaving of the loom came at such an intense time because I genuinely thought Eurymachus was going to be successful at seducing Penelope but she really stood tall and said that she can’t (probably inspiring the Ody and Circe part of EPIC). The loom-burning that happens after was genuinely terrifying snd sad.

- Athena giving Odysseus a magical old man beggar disguise that only lifts when he later shoots through the axes (right before the slaughter) is such a genius idea rather than just having base Ody wearing rags. Eumaeus is the first one who recognizes him form how he behaves in the palace farm area. Telemachus runs into the two and learns that the beggar is Odysseus in disguise.

- The wrestling match between Telemachus and Antinous after the former got home from his diplomatic mission definitely inspired the events of “Little Wolf” and their dynamic. It almost turned into a knife fight if not for beggar!Odysseus stealing attention, and promptly getting hit by Antinous with a chair.

- EURYCLEIA RECOGNIZING ODYSSEUS gosh that part shakes me to my core. Athena likely intentionally left the scar from the boar there as a hint for those who know him well. So at that point it’s Tele and Eurycleia who knows.

- The slaughter was such a satisfying part, especially since in this version majority of the kills were done by Telemachus, with Odyssseus only taking out a few—notably taking out Eurymachus and Melantho with only one spear through both of them, a traitor-kebab if you will. Best part was during the beginning of the slaughter when Odysseus goes “Now is the right time, let out your anger” to Telemachus

- The part where Penelope and Odysseus lay by the olive tree bed again made me so emotional. They’re together again and they’re happy!!

- The practical and special effects are great for its time, and I definitely prefer it to the over-polished VFX green screen that the present day movies use. This movie just feels more authentic.

- Casting and costume design is also solid. I am especially obsessed with the costumes at Calypso’s island, and how it depicts that they’re removed from the rest of Greece so they ended up developing their own culture.

- Set design is amazing, I love how there is a contrast between the almost dilapidated and dirty palace of Ithaca compared to the other Greek kingdoms we encounter throughout the movie, showing the hardship they were going through with the absence of rod a kung and the presence of a flock of suitors that insist on staying there.

Overall a solid 5/5 stars, and I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys Greek mythology, specifically The Odyssey and EPIC: The Musical.

[peachviz]

Two of Us (2000)

[joehills]

I saw The Menu for this first time on Thursday night and cackled nearly non-stop.

The beautiful food and landscapes, clownishly archetypal characters, and potential mortal peril captured my attention initially—but what truly sets The Menu apart from lesser films is an unwavering commitment to the bit.

In terms of the plot, I don’t want to spoil too much, but I will say that Ralph Fiennes’ Chef Slowik is completely dedicated to executing his plan for a perfect dinner suited precisely for his dozen guests—which is unsettled when one of his invitees brings a different date, Margot Mills (played by Anna Taylor-Joy), due to a recent break-up. The chef is so committed to his personalized menu concept that he is disturbed enough by Margot’s appearance to question her wildly inappropriately before he can allow dinner to proceed.

The Chef’s commitment to the bit (at the expense of all social expectations and norms) resonates through every frame of the film, supported by commitment to the bit in terms of its direction, cinematography, and cast choices. No choice in creating this film was made without intention and care.

If you enjoy commitment to the bit taken to its logical and horrifying extremes, I strongly recommend The Menu.

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