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Promising Young Woman 2020
i've seen some R&R movies and most of the classics were awful, vile pieces of media, so i was interested when i heard about this, as it seemed to deconstruct said genre's tropes. unfortunately, even though it has solid dramatic scenes, that stinker of an ending just makes this tonally incoherent movie feel worse than it actually is. the cast, particularly mulligan, killed it and there's a pop sensibility i really enjoyed. but it bears all the hallmarks of a first feature, and my god that ending was terrible. i don't even wanna touch that lmao.
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As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty 2000
Nothing happens in this film.
I say, wrong.Everything happens in this film.
Also wrong.You see, there's no secret to Jonas Mekas' masterpiece, his big, sprawling love letter to life and film, and together with Mirror certainly the most important features ever produced. Do you want to know what's it about? It may sound corny, stupid, but no less true. Are you ready?
Everything that matters happens in this film.
EDIT: it's been over a year but sometimes i…
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