Poor Things is my number one movie of the year thus far. There’s still time left for Perfect Days or All Strangers Here as both trailers look like a heart crushers, but it’ll have to be supreme to beat Lanthimos direction with the delectable screenplay by Tony McNamara (Oscar nominee for another Lanthimos, The Favorite)… Continue reading Poor Things does far more for feminism than Barbie, sorry Greta…
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Like the Most Annoying Bourne Identity: Cruella
I can’t remember where in the sequence the Bourne film was that drove me nuts, but Cruella achieved likewise. Their common ailment? I really don’t care to watch someone (or a group of three in Cruella) run for two hours straight since a real marathon would have much more substance. This is not to say… Continue reading Like the Most Annoying Bourne Identity: Cruella
Babes in Nutland: The Favourite
Hey, do you ever want to comment, but can’t due to the darn mail chimp service of which I have yet to crack the code? Well, don’t fret! Just tweet me at @getroxyxyz I’d love to hear from you! And don’t let this review title fool you, I really enjoyed The Favourite. See, I’ve been… Continue reading Babes in Nutland: The Favourite
Battle of the Sexes, I Miss the 70’s
For many reasons, I love the 70’s. It’s partly the drop dead beautiful music (Elton John‘s Rocket Man, George Harrison‘s What is Life!), partly that I was a little girl obsessed with the adult world (10 at the time of the King-Riggs match), and partly due to the moments of spectacle (like the aforementioned tennis… Continue reading Battle of the Sexes, I Miss the 70’s
Great Cake, Too Much Frosting: “La La Land”
La La Land, directed by Damien Chazelle, was a fine film, but I can’t help but feel nostalgia for the power of his ‘Whiplash’ or even the rapture of a similar love story musical ‘Moulin Rouge’. So, let me complain first. The first two musical scenes needed to be combined or shortened. Dancers in a… Continue reading Great Cake, Too Much Frosting: “La La Land”
Clouds of Sils Marie, ‘CirrEus’ clouds that is
I liked Clouds of Sils Marie and was glad that yet another trailer was deceiving. It’s not a shallow Black Swan- cut throat theater actress pic, but more like a dramatic theater like performance; a mountain made slowly with layers of sedimentary rock. In fact, when a dark screen title Part Two popped up, I… Continue reading Clouds of Sils Marie, ‘CirrEus’ clouds that is