Lacuna alert: my first John Waters film. Near-masterpiece. Lucky me.
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Bridesmaids 2011
Curiously nostalgic for the dishwater mise-en-scene of Paul Feig. This was a huge hit because audiences of all genders could relate to the protagonist’s central conflict: hating event planning.
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Nomadland 2020
The movie aims for a documentary style and represents itself as a hybrid feature; the narrative following Frances McDormand's character Fern has the actress playing scenes alongside an ensemble of nonprofessionals. Some of them share stories of loss and struggle in extreme close-ups that do not feature McDormand, suggesting that her opposite reaction shots have been filmed separately and spliced together with the monologues. As well, the non-monologue scenes present themselves as self-conscious displays of spontaneity: every interaction between characters…