struggling to find the words to sum up all the thoughts i have right now and all the things this made me feel so i’ll start with just one: human. remarkably honest, imperfect, angry, and ugly in a deeply human way that art is rarely ever allowed to be. both a reflection of What The World Has Become™ - or maybe always was - and also ourselves, accompanied by a sobering reminder that we have far more in common with each other than that which divides us.
Reviews tagged ‘netflix’ by Zoë Rose Bryant Pro
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Maestro 2023
when the footage of leonard bernstein played at the end my mom was like “i think i’ve seen him on your award shows before” and i was like “mom he died 10 years before i was born” and she was like “no i’m sure” and she sounded like laura dern swearing she saw baby yoda at a basketball game
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Lingua Franca 2019
I love Isabel Sandoval and the way she sees the world so so so much. When I first watched this film during the pandemic, I was still in the closet, and lemme just say it hits a lot harder after one year on HRT and one year of experiencing life, love, and ~everything else~ as a trans woman. I love that Isabel has total tonal control over the film at all times (as the star, writer, director, producer, and editor)…
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All Quiet on the Western Front 2022
I’m not usually a fan of war films, but this was fucking FANTASTIC.
I don’t think it’s necessarily saying anything “new” - we know war is hell - but it’s how the film spotlights this subject matter that makes it hit so hard. Edward Berger’s brutal, unrelenting direction brings us some of the most dire depictions of warfare that have ever been put to screen (and at least since Saving Private Ryan), and Felix Kammerer‘s deeply felt lead performance anchors…
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