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Reviews tagged ‘favorites’ by Zoë Rose Bryant Pro
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Monster 2023
this made me cry so, so much. sometimes at the subtle brutality of what we’re asked to endure alongside these boys, and other times merely at the simple beauties of such a meaningful and deeply felt - yet simultaneously socially dangerous - “friendship.” rarely have i seen a film with a script so clearly inspired by rashomon that actually does its inspiration justice, but monster is not only that - it deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as…
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Black Christmas 1974
every time i rewatch this, i’m taken aback by how effectively it avoids exploitation despite being centered around a serial killer of women and how easy it would be to fall in that trap, especially with a male director and male writer. it doesn’t take much to imagine a slimier and schlockier execution of this premise from lesser artists who emphasize the killer’s lecherousness and objectify his victims, but here, clark and moore are remarkably empathetic throughout (the sensitively told…
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The Holdovers 2023
this isn’t just a film set in the 70s - it feels like it’s been plucked from that time period, fully authentic the whole way through both stylistically and emotionally, with no artificiality to be found.
in anyone else’s hands, it’s easy to see this devolving into saccharine schmaltz; but here, because every emotional beat is arrived at organically, each is so enormously earned - and all the more moving.paul giamatti is perfect. dominic sessa, a revelation. and da’vine joy randolph? the heart of it all.
alexander payne’s best since sideways. and at points, i thought it might just be his best period.
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But I'm a Cheerleader 1999
i didn’t know if i even needed to write something like this or if i owed anyone an “explanation” for me or my ever-evolving sexuality, but given that i’ve shared Literally Everything Else About My Entire Life on this app (and given that a lot of people - and young queer people especially - often read my words and long-winded examinations of all my varied lived experiences and resonate with them, which makes me feel more honored than i’ll ever…
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2002
when i studied comedy writing in school, we had a unit on romcoms, and our professor held this up as one of the best written of all-time (don’t worry, when harry met sally was included in this discussion as well), and while i’d always had a soft spot for it since watching (and rewatching) it over and over with my mom growing up - seeing as it was one of her favorite films - it’s really started to click just…
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Party Girl 1995
watching one of my favorite perfect movies with two of my favorite perfect friends to end our evening of festivities for my year and a half HRT-iversary is instantly one of my most cherished memories
(also: it’s still not too late to give parker posey an oscar for this @theacademy)
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