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nancy savoca (indie director who also made Dogfight (1991), my favorite thing to yell at people about recently) made this gorgeous, weird movie about spirituality and mental illness and spirituality as mental illness and i haven't been able to stop thinking about it since i saw it a couple of weeks ago. lili taylor, tracey ullman, vincent d'onofrio, and MICHAEL IMPERIOLI give such sweet and layered and heartbreaking performances. big fan!
Jan 28, 2024
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This movie is absolutely gut-wrenching. It tells the true story of two girls developing a strong relationship to the point where their parents think it's unhealthy and obsessive. It stars Melanie Lynskey and Kate Winslet, and it's their acting debuts! Additionally, it's directed by Peter Jackson. If you're looking for a queer movie to cry to, here it is. I like to describe it as Dead Poets Society for lesbians.
Mar 10, 2025
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This film is, to me, perfection. Lesbian adjacent stalking, huge focus on real estate and the two GOATiest GOATS- Cate B and Judi D- going head to head at the speed of hysteria. This is what I hoped I was getting when I decided to make a home in London (every part except an affair with a fifteen year old boy. Not good!) Not only do I love the aesthetic- a kind of drab cashmere cowl-neck with a hippie skirt, the sense that everyone is ten degrees too cold, tons of crown moulding- but I love any film about our obsessive cultural interest in catching mothers stepping outside of bounds, and what that punitive glee says about us. Watch for the complex social message, stay to see a young Juno Temple whimper-cry “I’M FAT AS FUCK, MUM!" (she’s most definitely not, but she plays it perfectly.)
Jan 3, 2023
maybe my favorite movie i saw this year, mariangela melato is everything to me. pure italian intensity psychosis brilliantly shot and so so beautiful. i was screaming. incredible exploration of the political vs the personal. metaphors abound. just watch it. its on kanopy so go get a library card and u can watch it for free.
Nov 6, 2024
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i think leonardo dicaprio is particularly uninteresting when he’s trying really hard to play Masc and the director allows it to go to that artificial place. it's like there's this additional layer of masking between himself and the characters he's playing when he goes there. and i think marty understands that, and he knows how to balance it so well as compared to someone like tarantino (i'm not a tarantino hater, i just do not think he knows how to use leo, sue me). this is the best i've seen leo in years because this character also has a layer of masking between himself and his masculinity, which also means violence and deception here. just a man who deteriorates into a monster and, ultimately, a haunted doll.
Jan 29, 2024