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It's Juno baby, the rare box office and critical darling that managed to turn Jason Reitman and Elliot Page into household names and, according to some, made such good silver screen fodder that it inspired teens across America to emulate Juno and get pregnant themselves. The script is maybe the most examined in today's film studies programs, and to call it a winner is to ignore how much it turns away from the big, environmentally-fantastical trends in concurrent filmmaking (Spider Man 3, Shrek the Third, and Transformers all dominated this year), in favor of a much older, almost Golden Age tryst around wordplay and social slights moreso than the actual pregnancy itself. That's not to say Juno is devoid of drama; it manages to balance its sillier, self-deprecating moments with a genuine recognition of the shortcomings of the institutions, peers, and adults around Juno to treat her and her pregnancy with respect and care. A bit light on technical flourish, but overall too big-hearted to not love!
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1. HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS - i couldn’t help but fall in love with mr. mcconaughey. sorry.
2. 13 GOING ON 30 - i cried.
3. JUNO - i love the soundtrack and i also love michael cera.
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Feb 19, 2025
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A consistent staple in my house growing up that has held up so well against the test of time. Criminally underrated, I’ve realized. Just simply a wonderful, charming little movie with Hugh Grant playing a role outside of his wheelhouse and a tiny Nicolas Hoult, ft Toni Collette as a twee Depressed mom + Rachel weisz Basically just being hot rachel weisz?? the story is so goddamn heartwarming and the comedy is on point. I will relish watching this every time.
Feb 19, 2024
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This book took me way longer to finish than I would've liked, and I feel like a near month's break I took in the middle definitely hurt some of the momentous momentum it has. Invisible Man at times reads more like a collection of short stories, if only for the miraculously structured chapters and expansive situations it traverses, traveling from genre to genre, at times Kafka-esque body horror, at others pure social satire. The varying shades and tones are not an oversight, however, but rather the rare case of a novel whose point is seen most clearly through a kaleidoscope, communicating not a summarizable idea but an entire way of looking at the world, one where subjugation is a near inevitable death sentence, where visibility is a constant battle, and where ideology is just the raw meat charlatans butcher and sell to the masses. Bleak, hilarious, and always flowing (seriously, the prose in this is just outstanding Americana), Invisible Man lives up to its reputation as a genuinely unclassifiable enigma in the canon.
Jan 22, 2024
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It’s like a matador performing interpretive ballet
Jan 24, 2024
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nothing cheers you up more than the ridiculous faces you make when you’re crying. at first sight of your own pain, you’ll cry harder, but that’s just it flooding instead of seeping out of you. eventually, the only thing you can focus on is the contortion of your mouth, making shapes like Silly Bandz, reminding you that there’s always some absurdity to find gleaming in the dark.
Jan 25, 2024