I watched this film on Netflix a few days after it first came out and I cannot recommend it enough. It takes you on the deeply emotional journey of the scientists behind the development of IVF particularly Jean Purdy as well as the women undergoing the treatment. The film also tackles the reaction of the public to this new found medical treatment with religious people believing it go be playing god and others viewing them as mad scientists. The cast is also phenomenal with Thomasin McKenzie taking on the the main role as well as many other amazing actors I've recognized from other shows and movies. This feminist story of science history is well worth the watch in my opinion.
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I had not heard of this movie prior to seeing a clip of Julia Fox pulling it in her Criterion interview, and decided randomly to watch it this morning.
It articulates such a wide and deep and complex understanding of womanhood, motherhood, loyalty, grief, and identity.
Specific praise to the cinematography and to the set design.
Highly highly highly recommend.
Apr 6, 2025
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A documentary film that just shows the complexity of family relationships (particularly mother-daughter relationships) and deals with loss and many other themes. 100% recommend!!
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probably the best portrait of grief i've ever seen. never felt such empathy for someone going through and doing some of the most fucked up shit of all time. watch if you enjoy supernatural high-stakes romance/insane-o family dramas.
Feb 12, 2025
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This is my new favourite kind of crochet project. It's great for using up small balls of yarn/scraps and they can be relatively quick projects if you keep them small (the apple one is 17x47, the bow one is 20x20, the swan one is 24x27 stitches) so if you get bored with projects quickly it's a good choice. There are so many different grids you can find I get mine off Pinterest. Since my pieces are very small I think I'm going to sew them all together plus more to create a pillow case, but there are so many other things you can with with this technique like framing them or using this style of colour work in a larger piece like a jumper.
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