#elizabeth olsen kodachrome

[therunawaykind]

Sweet Release

Pairing: Zooey Kern x Fem!Reader

Word Count: 3.9k

Genre: Smut

Warnings: 18+ ONLY/MINORS DNI. Swearing, fingering, bottom!reader, top!Zooey, strap use (r receiving), praise, cheating, alcohol consumption, slight age gap but legal!

A/N: So this is the rather rushed oneshot that I wanted to get out today because as you may have seen already today is my birthday! This WIP has also been sitting in my WIP list for months so it's about time I wrote it. So I wanted to give you all a little present from me to you....even though it really should be the other way around 🤨 but anywho. I apologise in advance if there are mistakes regarding typos and grammar and just purely if my writing isn't up to standard as I said I did ever so slightly rush it a bit I feel. But nevertheless, I do hope you all enjoy the birthday gift from me to you.

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Ms Zooey Kern, The nurse, the carer, is probably one of the most attractive young women you’ve ever laid your eyes on who also happens to be your brother’s fiancee. It was a double-edged sword your liking to the woman. Not only was she kind and considerate to your brother whenever you were around, but she was also so fucking attentive all the time. Making sure to include you in conversation and catch up with you regarding college or literally anything going on in your life. 

From what you knew and saw between the couple everything was happy and smooth sailing between the two of them. But that may not exactly be the case. 

You were hoping tonight would help you in some way to get over this infatuation you had with Zooey. After all, tonight was your 21st supposed to be the age where you have your very first drink but let’s be completely honest here…you’ve dabbled in drinking some alcoholic beverages here and there before whether your family knew it or not. Talking about family your parents decided to go away for a week to celebrate your 21st earlier knowing you’d probably prefer a party in the comfort of your own home with all your friends without your parents being around. Which was appreciated hugely by you and promised them when they came home everything would be exactly the same considering you didn’t exactly have a massive friend group. They got on too well with your parents to even think about damaging or breaking something, that was a wrath they never wanted to have to deal with or encounter.  

So here you are pouring a drink of yourself listening to the music in the background and the ever so slightly muffled conversations amongst all of your friends. Earlier in the day you and text and had a call with your brother where he was unsure if he would be able to make it due to work….or so he was saying. He did mention however there was a huge possibility that Zooey could make an appearance that she had a card and present from the both of them and something just from her which she refused to tell him what it was. You didn’t dwell on it too much thinking it was just her being extra nice by it being a milestone birthday of yours. 

As you were sat in between your friends on the sofa you all heard the faint knocking on the door. You raise your eyebrows in surprise as all your friend furrow there's “were you expecting anybody else Y/N/N?” 

“Eh not that I’m aware of my brother was unsure if he was gonna make it, he did mention the possibility of Zooey making an appearance though.” Your voice grew faint as you walked away from your friends towards the door. As you heard the knocking again “I’m coming, I’m coming.” When you pulled the door open to your surprise you saw both your brother and Zooey, “well this is a surprise. I thought you said you couldn’t make it and that it’d just be Zooey?” 

He rolls his eyes as he ruffles your hair “alright sis at least act like you’re happy to see me huh?” 

“No no I am, I just wasn’t expecting it.” 

He smiles softly down at you and gives you a hug just as your attempting to fix the hair that he messed up. “I know sis, I just wanted it to be a surprise I know we haven’t seen each other a lot recently. But Happy Birthday and I want you to know that I am super freaking proud of you and everything you’re doing in college.” 

You nod slowly and clear your throat in an attempt to clear your eyes of any tears. As he walks away and into the house he pats you on the back which leaves you with Zooey and you not knowing if she is gonna go in for a hug or a handshake. Instinctively you put out your hand Zooey scoffs playfully as she grabs your hand and pulls you over to her and embraces you in a long hug. “Happy Birthday Y/N.” 

As you place your arms around Zooey’s waist you mumble quietly “Thanks Zooey and it means a lot that you came you didn’t have to.” 

“Oh stop it, of course, I had to Y/N, you’re special to me and you mean a lot to me.” 

You nod sheepishly at her response, only now realising there is no space between the both of your bodies in this hug. You pull back from her rather nervously and cough “I guess I should leave you to get back to my brother.” As your eyes uneasily scan around the room you miss the fact that Zooey takes this moment to run her eyes up and down your body checking you out and biting her lip subtly. She clears her throat as she approaches you and whispers “I’ll tell you this because your brother forgot but he did invite a few of his friends to join so there would be others here he could talk to rather than bugging your friends with stupid talk they probably don’t wanna listen to.”

Your eyes scan her face as she talks as you try your hardest and absolute best to not linger on her lips, going unnoticed by you is Zooey’s hand running around your waist and down your side, she moves it back subtly and lets her hand rest on your ass. Not helping herself in any way but groans internally. 

“Thank you for telling me Zooey, it’s probably better off for you two anyway. You don’t have to sit around and probably listen to our stupid talk.” Zooey nods hastily as she hands you a bag which includes what you can only assume are your brother and Zooey’s card and present. “Again thank you Zooey much appreciated, you didn’t have to do that.” 

“Nonsense Y/N, you mean a lot to both of us we had to get you something to celebrate this milestone. Besides, I have my own gift to give you but you’ll get that later.” As Zooey walks off she places small little taps on your ass, unbeknownst to yourself your eyes move up and down her body and stay glued to her waist, hips and ass she saunters off smirking to yourself knowing she’s swaying her hips more and rather exaggerating her movements. 

Zooey was playing a very dangerous game and she knew that. But what could she do, she couldn’t help it if things were rapidly going to shit with your brother. Well, she could help, but….maybe she just didn’t want to. 

You weren’t sure how much time had passed but you were happily buzzed right now. Not overly and sloppily drunk where you wouldn’t remember anything. Just the right amount of tipsy. As you scanned the room you saw Zooey and your brother in a group talking to his friends that joined earlier and all of your friends were talking with each other. Once you knew everyone had drinks and was busy you decided to go upstairs and use the bathroom in your room. Unknown to you as you started ascending the stairs it was like a sense that Zooey had that told her you were on the move as she saw you go upstairs.

Zooey placed her hand on your brother’s forearm softly as she muttered “I’m just going to use the bathroom.” He nodded in response and placed a quick kiss on the top of her head before she quickly yet subtly went up the stairs after you. Her eyes darted to every door along the hallway looking for any indication of what room you went into. She cheered slightly as she saw the door to your room slightly ajar, slipping in between the gap closing the door softly and locking it. Zooey laid her head against the door as she took a deep breath. 

At the sound of your bathroom door closing, Zooey jumped and cursed under her breath. As you turned around you stopped your movements “Oh hey Zooey what are you doing in here?”  You watch as she turns around slowly shoving her hands into her back pockets as she swallows dryly “I thought it would be a good time for you to get your birthday present specifically from me.” 

You chuckle nervously “and that needs to be done alone just the two of us?” The rate at which your heart rate picked up was alarming it felt like it was gonna burst out of your chest. Zooey nodded slowly but confidently “yes, yes it did.” You wet your lips slightly with your tongue as you see Zooey start to approach grabbing your hands slowly and pulling you over nearer your bed. “Have I ever told you just how cute you are and look in this skirt tonight?” You shake your head slowly in retaliation.

“Oh, that’s a shame I should’ve done that sweetie.” 

If you couldn’t guess what this gift was that was specifically from her before you most certainly could now. “Well maybe cute isn’t the right word….maybe more so hot….dare I say even sexy?” she questions as her voice drops down low. It was as if you were stuck in a trance you couldn’t move as you felt her hands roam around your body. It was easily noticeable to you and Zooey that your breathing changed instantly. 

You couldn’t help but gulp as you felt her hands move down your sides and down onto your thighs. Your eyes darted around the room as you heard her humming to herself “Y’know you have very soft skin Y/N.” You clear your throat and nod hesitantly “Thank you? I guess?” As you hear a chuckle pass Zooey’s lips you clench your eyes shut. Zooey feels you tense up as her hands land on the back of your thighs just underneath your ass as her fingers start to draw random shapes and tapping randomly against the skin that isn’t being hidden by your underwear. Zooey slowly starts tugging on the hem of your underwear “y’know it’s been very hard for me to keep my hands to myself and not act flirty towards such an attractive young woman.” 

A shaky breath passes your lips “Zooey what is this, what are you doing?” 

She smirks up at you as she leaves her hands placed on your ass “I’m doing exactly what I said I would. I’m giving you the birthday present, especially from me.”  

“Zooey…b-but what about my brother?” 

She can’t help but gulp at the mention of your brother…her fiancee. “That’s nothing you have to worry about Y/N. I’ll deal with it.” You stare at her and take a deep breath nodding hesitantly and saying pretty much inaudibly “okay.” 

“But I do need you to do one thing for me Y/N.” 

“What’s that?” 

“Consent. So are you okay with this happening right now and are you sober for this to happen?” 

You nod as soon as you hear her finish, but quickly know what you have to do as soon as you see Zooey arch her eyebrow. “Yes I am okay with this happening right now, and I’m pretty sure the second I saw you in my room I sobered right up due to my shock.” Hearing Zooey laugh at that statement you can’t help but chuckle slightly in return. 

“Good, that’s all I needed to know.” As soon as those words leave her mouth she leans in as close as possible placing her lips against yours. The instant her lips were on yours it felt like you had melted into a puddle with how soft her lips were and how delicately she was kissing you. Zooey can’t help but smile into the kiss as you place your hands over her shoulder holding onto the back of her neck and shirt in an attempt to keep yourself standing. 

Removing one of her hands from your ass she places it on your stomach and gently pushes you backwards in a bid to get you lying down on your bed. Zooey inhales deeply as she starts to lie on top of you though being mindful to not place all of her weight on top of you. As you drape your arms over her shoulders again as she situates yourself, you can’t help but raise your eyebrows in surprise when you feel something press against the top of your thigh. You take a deep breath as you clear your throat nervously “Ehhh Zooey…..did I just feel….what I think it is?” 

Zooey attempts her absolute best to hide the smirk as she starts placing kisses along your jawline and down your neck as she mumbles into your neck “You’ll find out soon enough hun.” 

You can’t help but roll your eyes and groan at her response, which swiftly ends up in her retaliating and biting your neck with what can only be the intent of leaving a mark. “Zooey I swear if that leaves a mark.” 

“It’ll be fine, you’ll be fine. It’s getting colder just wear something that’ll cover them…layers are also good.” Throwing your head back against the pillows as you let her continue placing delicate languid kisses against your sensitive skin. Both of you feel the rise and fall of your chest get increasingly quicker the more time she spends kissing your neck and her tongue running along the delicate skin and marks that she made. Taking note of your head thrown backwards Zooey makes sure to slowly move her hands down your body as she subtly moves them up your legs towards your underwear.

To make sure you’re distracted she moves her kisses back up along your jaw and starts kissing you insistently nipping and biting at your bottom lip and making sure to soothe any bites with her tongue. 

With your mouth slightly agape she slowly slips her tongue into your mouth humming at the lingering taste of alcohol she gets from your mouth and the subtle taste of you she can get at the same time. Zooey pulls back ever so slightly as she mumbles against your lips “as much as I would love to take my time with you as if we have all the time in the world. We do not have that pleasure at this moment in time hopefully….maybe somewhere down the line we’ll have the pleasure to take however long we want Y/N/N.” 

As she looks at you briefly to gauge your reaction she grins when she sees the small nod and a whisper of “yeah sure okay.” She leans down and places and lingering kiss against your lips and mutters “you’re the best.” Zooey taking advantage of your slight distraction with the feeling of her lips pressing against any part of your skin that was visible to her, as well as the feeling of her hands making their way up your thighs and attempting to subtly remove your underwear as you just basked in everything relating to Zooey. 

The small groan that escaped Zooey’s mouth couldn’t be stopped as soon as she felt the wet patch on your underwear as she started pulling them down your legs taking note of the goosebumps that were visible on your legs. Once she finally got your underwear off with your very little to no help she paused slightly as she was going to throw them onto the floor, she bit her bottom lip as she stared at the undergarments in her hand going through all her options. Taking a deep breath she tucked them into her back pocket messily letting quite a lot of it hang out over her pocket as she went back to focusing on you. 

Pushing up your top slightly kissing along your stomach as she bunched your skirt up around your waist. As you were just enjoying and letting Zooey do whatever she wanted, was when you realised she had froze and stopped herself the second she bunched up your skirt. You propped yourself up on your elbows as you opened your eyes, whilst slowly moving your hand down to Zooey’s hair and running your fingers through it. “Everything okay Zooey?” 

Clearing her throat, Zooey looked up at you quite sheepishly and nodded “yeah everything is fine. I’m just going, to be honest with you Y/N/N I didn’t think you were going to be as wet as you are.” She glances back down briefly after her statement fingers slightly spreading the entrance to your core as she takes note of the wetness glistening due to the light coming in from the window. Seeing you still slightly tense with her free hand she pushes you back down gently by your stomach as she places multiple pecks against the skin showing “everything is perfect Y/N, just lay back and relax.” 

Glancing at you from the corner of her eye simultaneously moves her thumb over your clit starting to rub small circles around the bundle of nerves as she pushes two of her fingers into your core. She smirks at the strangled noise that gets caught in the back of your throat at all of the sensations Zooey is spreading throughout your body. Slowing the pace of her thumb circling your clit to make sure you don’t reach your high too soon, adjusting her position slightly by propping herself up on her forearm right beside your head as she stares down at you paying close attention to all of the expressions when she hits certain points with her fingers. 

As much as she would love to hear all your whimpers and moans at your full potential she was far too aware of the group of people that were just downstairs, that could walk up the stairs at any moment and catch the both of you.

Much to her dismay not being able to savour and enjoy to her fullest potential what was occurring between you two at this moment in time. Pressing against a more sensitive part of your walls, grinning as she sees your hips writhing beneath her. Sitting back onto her knees as smoothly as she can making sure to keep the movement of her fingers constant as she situates herself. 

Feeling Zooey hit all of the right spots constantly is both amazing and complete and utter torture for you, down to the fact you both knew even if it wasn’t said you’d have to keep as quiet as physically possible due to everyone downstairs. If your lip or hands didn’t have some sort of cut or mark by the end of this night you’d be very impressed and rather shocked by it all. Grabbing on tightly to the pillows placed behind you and the bed covers underneath you at the sudden feeling of the tip of Zooey’s strap-on slowly teasing against your core as she slowly pushes it into you. Sighing softly as you feel her slide the whole length of the strap into you. 

Placing your hand over your mouth as you muffle out “fucking hell Zooey, a little heads up would’ve been nice.” She can’t help but giggle slightly at your comment as she bites her bottom lip and shrugs. “It was a surprise, if I told you about it, it would’ve ruined the whole element of what a surprise actually is.” You chuckle slightly as you look up at her and roll your eyes, grabbing her shirt and pulling her down towards you placing long intense kisses against her lips running your tongue along her lips and pressing against hers in her mouth. 

Eyes rolling to the back of your head with the feeling of Zooey’s strap moving in and out of you constantly. As if knowing Zooey’s next move as she places her hand on the top of your thigh, you wrap both of your legs around your waist ultimately trapping her. Zooey laughs slightly as she falls forward due to your movement placing her hands by the side of your head “shit Y/N.”  chuckling and panting softly into her mouth in pleasure as you feel her hips moving against the back of your thighs. Due to Zooey’s fast and rough thrusts, your body jerks up the bed getting closer to the headboard, hearing it starting to hit against the wall as you mumble out between moans “Zooey, the headboard.” Zooey glances up briefly as she wraps one of her hands on the headboard to stop it. 

Placing her head in the crook grunting softly due to the thrusts of her hips speeding up and slowing down in random intervals just to prolong your reaching your high just that bit longer. Whispering softly into your ear “you’re doing great Y/N/N being so quiet for the both of us so no one will notice.”  The only response you could muster was a small whimper from the back of your throat and your hand dragging down the length of her back and grabbing onto her shirt. Hearing faint mutterings downstairs Zooey starts thrusting faster, feeling your thighs start to tense around her waist she quickly presses her thumb onto your clit in tight and fast circles. Gripping onto Zooey’s shirt tighter as you start biting down on the fist of your free hand feeling the coil starting to tighten as your hips start to rut against Zooey and her thrusts. 

“Zooey…fuck…..yes.” Both of you trying to restrain yourselves from reaching your full volume and potential. Slowly noticing the sweat building up on certain parts of your body between the two of you, feeling tops stick on your stomach and chests. The beads of sweat slowly descending down Zooey’s forehead as she places soft delicate kisses on your neck as she feels the slight stutter of her own hips. 

The feeling of your thighs trembling and your whole body tensing and the quiet gasp that leaves your mouth at Zooey pressing down against your clit harder and thrusting in one last time as she feels her own thighs twitching. Both of your legs and the arm that’s draped around Zooey’s back fall limply on the bed as you attempt to get your breath back. Pulling the strap out of you as gently as she can.

She smiles down at you as she watches the rise and fall of your chest with your eyes closed, as she takes off the strap and throws it to the side. Leaning down closer to you and placing soft kisses all around your face and lips as she mumbles “I hate to break up this lil moment but before we go back downstairs we better clear ourselves back up.” 

You nod weakly and swallow dryly “you should go first…to clean yourself and leave first. Maybe even walk into the bathroom down the hall and come back out just so ya know….people don’t get suspicious.” 

Zooey grins down at you softly as she places a lingering kiss on your every so slightly swollen yet soft lips. “Happy Birthday Y/N/N. I hope you liked your surprise present.” 

You laugh softly at her response as you see her get up off the bed picking up the toy to sneak out to the other bathroom. Staring up at the ceiling smiling to yourself softly, realising what just happened groaning and placing both hands over your face.

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[whatelsecanwedonow]

KODACHROME (2017) dir. Mark Raso

[sapphicqueen]

how am i supposed to breathe when she looks like this????

[wndaswife]

The headcanon asks with zooey kern pleeaasseee

characterization headcanons: zooey kern

character flaws

flighty, avoidant, frightened of change to the point of repeating the same routines and lifestyle to maintain comfort.

cooking habits

she definitely loves cooking a certain type of cuisine — i’m kind of thinking thai or south african. i imagine she developed a taste for it when she was travelling and picked cooking up as a hobby. her friends always look forward to her dishes when she comes over for meals.

coping mechanisms

she struggles with a habit of disappearing and shutting her problems out entirely, overindulging in material and sensory impulses, over-prioritising enjoyment and peacekeeping over confrontation.

myer-briggs personality type

esfj. definitely leads with Fe (extroverted feeling), prioritises harmony and the pursuit of peacekeeping over anything, and will sometimes do this to the point of self-sacrifice. her reasoning for sticking with ben for so long and ignoring the way he treated her repeatedly by continuing to press on with the same belief that he might change and that she needs to help him is more Si (introverted sensing) than Ni (introverted intuition). an enfj would be less resistant to change and would be more open to thinking up different paths of opportunity.

enneagram personality type

obvious 2w1. her driving goal in life is helping others and tending to them, finding her purpose in helping people see their potential and caring for those who need it (2). she does so because she strongly believes that this is the right thing to do, has a lot of moral conviction, and is more or less nothing without her sense of fairness and balance (1).

family

grew up in a quiet family; she was likely the most outgoing and empathetic of her immediate family. close with her grandparents. has cousins that are a few years younger than her and in spending time with them was always the parental figure, looking out for them and making sure they didn’t fight with each other.

guilty pleasures

talks about how much she hates modern-day consumerism but has a habit of shopping too much when she’s going through something distressing, and has ended up with a car full of shopping bags before she can even realise how much she’s bought. 

hobbies

she loves interior design and has helped a few friends flip and design their houses. she’s also a great tennis player.

humour

i imagine zooey as a huge science nerd and probably nerds out with science puns and jokes. meeting old college friends often involves an exchange of very corny science jokes. though in general, she loves anything super nerdy and cheesy.

lazy day

does yoga and stretches at home instead of going out for walks or runs and orders delivery for dinner rather than cooking or making anything. has a show she likes to binge on in the background while doing things like scrolling through her phone or talking with a friend on a call.

pets

a dog person, for sure. i think she’s one to have some kind of border collie or labrador. 

secrets

zooey was a bit of a loner until college where she met more like-minded people, so she didn’t have her first boyfriend until her very early twenties.

shopping habits

she has no idea why she does it, but whenever she goes shopping she can literally not stop herself from buying candles — and a lot of them. she gives them out to her friends and has a larger-than-average collection of them at home. and she loves shopping for clothes, especially pants, strangely.

[iconslizzie]

like this post if you save or use.  

[implxdingthemirage]

so true..

📽️ Kodachrome (2017).

[tvscreencaps23]

[batllethinker]

What the song said

[jp-hunsecker]

A cliché-ridden script gives the usually effective Ed Harris little or nothing to work with. 

[yelena-bellova]

movie recs?? whats your favourite movie ever and one that you've recently seen and enjoyed???

OoooOoh, yes!!

My favorite movie ever will always be Attack of the Clones. I don’t care that it’s not the best SW, it’s been my favorite since I was a kid and I don’t see that ever changing.

Onto some recommendations, I’m gonna drop some that I feel are under appreciated <3

The Promise - Top tier Oscar Isaac, a period piece, and a love story that will crush your soul into a million tiny pieces. Perfection.

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - For anyone wanting to get into the Golden Age of Hollywood, I would highly recommend this one. It’s lighthearted, it’s funny, and I definitely think it pushed the envelope a little with feminism for the time period. So good!

Room - Holy cow, this is one that’ll haunt you. The story is incredible and even though I’m not a huge Brie Larson fan, she blew me away. Definitely worth a watch.

Empire Records - You wanna talk about a cult classic? This is it. The pinnacle of 90’s culture with a killer soundtrack. Liv Tyler

Kodachrome - A hidden gem on Netflix. Jason Sudeikis, Elizabeth Olsen and Ed Harris. Heartwarming and also made me sob at the end. Definitely a hit in the feels.

One Night In Miami - This one does not get half the appreciation it should. It’s powerful and entertaining at the same time, which is something hard to do considering the subject matter.

And one that I recently saw and loved was Deadpool 2! Years late to the game but I laughed through the whole thing.

Sleepover Weekend!

[maximotts]

Elizabeth Olsen is so cute in Kodachrome 😍😍😍

SOOOO cute 🥹

[ginnsbaker]

I wish Lizzie get cast in more movies, like she deserves to act with other big celebrities, she deserves to star in a film with a great director. Starring in just a random movie isn't enough. Like she deserves so much better, she deserves to have a better filmography. I love Wanda too, but I hate that she got trapped in the mcu for a long time, ( I know Lizzie enjoys playing Wanda) Pietro's Actor atj is so lucky that Pietro died, because he gets cast in other big Movies that actually respect filmmaking, I love Elizabeth Olsen the moment I watch her in Kodachrome ( after that I binged watch every movie she's in) (majority of them being....well...she deserves to win a lot of awards for being so good that she makes bad movies watchable. it's such a shame that she got stuck in the mcu for a long time. I feel like she missed so much opportunity, ( she talks to an interview once that she missed a great role because they were filming infinity war)

she's such a great actress, I wish her the best it's a good thing that she's taking a break from marvel (don't be angry but film critics, film students, and people who is interested on the art on making movies have valid reason to hate the mcu)

I hope she got cast to a good movie this year I hope she caught the attention of famous directors cause I need to see more of her

(sorry for bad English)

never be sorry for "bad" english because the fact that you can speak more than one language is pretty amazing :D

I completely agree with you :) I bet she's currently finding her groove again and is just back to enjoying what she loves doing :) she's starring in 3 upcoming films i think, and while im sad there's less of her in conventions, im so happy she's thriving :)

[mylifeincinema]

My Best of 2022: Non-2022 Films

My Best of 2022 is a series of annual lists in which I pick the best of the best from 2022, all leading up to my official picks for My Top 10 Films of 2022.

Only a handful of these even belong on any sort of ‘best of’ list. But, as I only saw somewhere like 20 first-time non-2022 films, here we are. Oh well...

1. Drive My Car (Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, 2021)

A staggering cinematic achievement. How not one second of this three-hour film is anything less than enrapturing is a true testament to the power of humanity in film. All aspects work together beautifully, here, to bring a refreshing, heartfelt, emotionally cathartic story of mourning and the connection between life and art. The source material lays a rock-solid foundation upon which Ryûsuke Hamaguchi & Co. build a quietly compelling piece of cinema. With the Academy’s love for this, I really see no logical reason how Hidetoshi Nishijima wasn’t nominated in the Lead Actor category over Javier Bardem, he was magnificent.

2. The Raid: Redemption (Gareth Evans, 2011)

Oh… damn… badass action flick is badass. How the hell did I not see this sooner?!?

3. The Cincinnati Kid (Norman Jewison, 1965)

I’ve long loved Rounders, so its really strange it took me this long to see this one. McQueen is solid, but Robinson steals the show. Jewison’s direction sets a fantastic pace. And then there’s Ann-Margaret… yikes!

4. Cyrano (Joe Wright, 2021) 

That “Wherever I Fall” sequence, though... That scene tore my heart right out of my chest. Wow.

The rest of this is quite phenomenal, as well. Dinklage’s performance was stellar, and despite his singing voice not being the strongest (especially when paired against Haley Bennett’s), his numbers made for emotionally overwhelming pieces. On the technical side, this was an all-around feast, boasting production design, costumes, cinematography - not to mention the abundance of music not singled out - that were nothing short of beautiful.

5. Kodachrome (Mark Raso, 2018)

Holy shit… Elizabeth Olsen is so effortlessly gorgeous, here. Damn. The beginning features a giant, don’t-fucking-do-it move on Sudeikis’ part when he gives the venue security guard attitude for telling him he needs to have his pass on, and that seriously annoyed me, so the fact that I ended up liking his character at all throughout the rest of the film is some solid character work on his part. Ed Harris was unsurprisingly solid. Overall not the best, most original or insightful film of its kind, but the cast is really good and living in both the live music world and the photography world as I do, there was a bunch here for me to like. Especially Elizabeth Olsen, though. Seriously… Damn.

6. The Shop Around the Corner (Ernst Lubitsch, 1940)

James Stewart really is one of my all-time favorite actors. He’s just always so damn good. I also love me some Lubitsch, yet for some reason I have so many blind spots with him. Anyway, I know we live in completely different times, but even looking through the scope of the time, that ending seemed a bit forced. Still a delightful film overall, but she must’ve been really desperate to let the shit he pulled go.

7. Timecrimes (Nacho Vigalondo, 2008)

A cool, little contained time travel thriller. I’d almost rented this dozens of times back when I worked at Blockbuster Video, but never pulled the trigger. It’s weird and twisty and surely ridden in plot-holes, but damn was it an enjoyable ride.

8. Red Rocket (Sean Baker, 2021)

I was surprised by how much I actually ended up liking this despite totally despising our lead character. There’s a white-trash charm to it, I guess? Or, at the very least, a clear sense of authenticity that pulls you into the film effectively. I’m still not a fan of Baker’s tendency to use non-professional actors, though. It’s distracting in the wrong way.

9. Parallel Mothers (Pedro Almodóvar, 2021)

I don’t really have a lot to say about this one. Cruz was magnificent, and more than earned that Oscar nod, but other than that I had trouble getting emotionally invested, and was therefore left cold by the end.

10. The King’s Man (Matthew Vaughn, 2021)

It has its moments, and Ralph Fiennes is awesome, but mostly it left me wanting for more. The first of these movies was so wonderfully over-the-top that the few scenes that come near that level, here, just don’t quite satisfy.

Enjoy!

-Timothy Patrick Boyer.

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More of My Best of 2022...

[wndaswife]

A little embarrassing but you're the reason I got into Elizabeth Olsen Lol. I was literally just scrolling on my tumblr sometime last year and came across one of your wanda fics and ended up reading them all 😭 I am not into marvel at all and I don't like those movies but I have been recently watching some of her other films (Martha one, wind river and will probably force myself to sit through the american remake of oldboy for her too) and I wanted to ask if you have a favourite film of hers so I can watch it. also thank u for that Jane banner fic literally lifechanging.

that’s not embarrassing at all!!! that’s actually so cool :3

yeah lizzie is soooo talented i just feel so lucky to look up to her like she has so much range n her artistic vision is always so beautiful, her projects r always amazing

very good girls is comforting because i love gerri but i just watch it for her

martha marcy may marlene is probably my favourite from hers, in secret is fun to watch because the movie is beautiful, and tho she’s not a big big character in kodachrome that movie is also just incredible

xddd you’re so welcome im glad ur first experience was with daddy jane <3333 i hope u have been enjoying urself liking lizzie :DDDD it is fun here

[scratchybeardsweetmouth]

going a bit on films of jason sudeikis because i really just know him from comedies. hannah waddingham’s works on the other hand, a harder one to track down.

rewatched Horrible bosses and We’re the Millers and then watched for the first time Sleeping With Other People, Tumbledown, and Kodachrome. sometimes it really is the luck of the roles that gets you to spread your wings, huh. glad to see him in different roles. 

i liked Kodachrome best, story-wise and acting-wise. Even though the climax is predictable, it’s because of the clashing of Ed Harris and Jason’s characters as well as the intervention of Elizabeth Olsen’s character that make you want to look forward to that kind of a climax so that when it finally comes, it still leaves you emotional and hopeful. 

Tumbledown [SPOILER ALERT] was great for the symbolism, but I was still hoping for more interaction between the two leads before it led to where it did because I felt they were missing a pivotal moment where, yeah okay I cannot deny I’m into you - or maybe I just missed something that another viewer might think considers a scene as this moment. Regardless, I was drawn in. Jason’s look here by the way? Yeah okay yes I get it. I mean I REALLY get it. His look could trigger the transition from winter to spring.

With Sleeping With Other People it was the timing of the climax that I wished was different. I understand why they went for a slightly longer period but I mean c’mon the audience and the characters were there already and then everything was halted and delayed for it to sink in with the main characters what they knew all along. The guy had to realize what a ‘real’ relationship feels like while the girl had to believe she doesn’t need to be attached to someone anymore to enjoy life. I see it. I just think if the realization was a bit earlier, it would work fine too. 

now i want to sink my teeth into hannah waddingham’s filmography BUT MY GOLLY TED LASSO IS INDEED HER BREAK. i watched clips of hers from Sex Education as the mother of an aspiring swimmer and her small scenes were brilliant! Then there’s clips of her lovely singing in youtube and bits from Spamalot. Saw Hocus Pocus 2 for her and dammit was it short! F it why is theater work still not available on loan or something online. I. want. to. see. more. of. this. remarkable. woman. I’m trying to get a copy of Winter Ridge just to really see her in another role. Meanwhile, I’m gonna rewatch Ted Lasso and just marvel at her facial reactions all over again. Those microexpressions, mouth twitches, and expressive eyes are going to leave me in endless adoration of her - and will continue to thrive as I imagine her face while reading wonderful tedbecca fanfics. Every she’s included in gifs I make I love staring as it repeats because there’s just so much there to see. and anyway, WHERE IS SEASON 3!?