we all knew barbie was going to be funny. we all knew it’d have something to say about the “female coming-of-age,” as all of greta gerwig’s movies have thus far. and we all knew margot robbie and ryan gosling would turn in note-perfect performances as barbie and ken. and they did.
what i didn’t know was how much barbie would mean - not truly, not fully. how much it would mean to me, to the women sitting to my left…
my first year as an (out) trans woman was both the best and worst year of my life. on the one hand, yes, living as The Real You rocks. on the other, a lot of people want you dead, your body is changing by the day, and you cry all the time (both due to bullies and also your rapidly evolving biology). to make matters even worse, i came out and started transitioning when i was 22, meaning i was…
There are, quite honestly, no words.
RESPECT!!!
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Parasite is a multi-genre masterwork, consistently escaping any categorization as its plot twists and turns and transforms like a Rubix cube, continually keeping both its protagonists and its audience on an uneven yet endlessly entertaining ground with a steady blend of satirical comedy, adrenalizing thrills, and sheer horror.
With its trailer set to debut tomorrow, I remain anxious to see how Neon decides to promote this film, as I went in without even the faintest knowledge of a simple logline,…
“She’s rich, but still nice.”
“Not ‘rich, but still nice.’ She’s nice because she’s rich. Hell, if I had all this money, I’d be nice too!”
Watching this movie with my thriller-adoring mother and hearing her gasp every two minutes is truly the best (belated) Christmas gift I could ever receive
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I started rewatching some of Everything Everywhere All at Once last night at like 1 AM and found myself accidentally staying up for the next two hours simply because this movie just sucks you in right from the start and never lets up until the final frame and my god I just love it so much
(Also lol at anyone saying Michelle Yeoh “doesn’t do enough to win Best Actress.” This is one of the most original roles I’ve ever…
Everything Everywhere All At Once is… unlike anything I have ever seen. At its core, all the absurdity aside, it’s a rich and rousing reminder of all that cinema can be and all it can do, making you believe in movie magic again as it tears your heart to pieces and puts it back together, in even better shape than before. A miracle of the medium, through and through.
I’m not gonna say the O-word, since we’re still (somehow) in LAST…
I’ve been obsessed with the editing in Everything Everywhere All at Once since I first saw the film last spring, so it was a DREAM come true to talk with editor (and Critics Choice Award winner!) Paul Rogers and his team about how they pulled this project off.
Few films have ever - or WILL ever - make me feel the things this one does!!!!!!!!!!
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I can’t really say much, or I’d be breaking the rules.
(This was a lot more clever in my head.)
I went to high school with a self-professed “filmbro” who unhealthily glorified Tyler Durden and his philosophy on life, so every time I watch this movie, I can’t help but laugh at how far he was from grasping the true message. It’s also kinda frightening. Alas. This rewatch actually made me appreciate the subtle ways that Fincher juxtaposes the errors…