Favorite films

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  Licorice Pizza 2021

  ★★★ Watched 19 Feb 2022 3

  Overly underwhelming. Made for 38 year-olds that long to be 20. A perception of cute and quirky that wants to be loved, not to expose. Featuring a runtime that even bores its fans, misogyny and racist jokes - but only slightly so we can play them off as self-aware while being the same old, same old.

  A fine movie for the 90s, today just obsolete - but it will give many people the warm feeling of their own self-exaltation of adolescence.

  Celebrated by arthouse lovers.
  38 year-olds.
  (I'm unfair - but yes)

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  The Fallout 2021

  ★★★★★ Watched 31 Jan 2022

  What the hell, Megan Park. That's your debut?

  You had me bawling and smiling through those moments. Tackling trauma in such an uplifting way without romanticising it. Light-hearted while heavy and not afraid to embrace both. It made me feel so much. Made me laugh, cry, feel scared, feel thrilled, smile. And understand so much. Touching those nuances what it means or not means to heal, or to handle.

  Beauty in the slightest movements. Stabbed my heart deep in how it showed the relationships, family, friendships. Real, raw.

  Jenna Ortega and Lumi Pollack.
  Megan Park.

  I'm having a really hard time moving on.

Recent reviews

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  TÁR 2022

  ★★★★ Watched 11 Mar 2023

  When I left the cinema, I was left with the big question: what did this wanna tell me? That powerful white non-straight people can be just as abusive as their male straight counterparts? Mehr.

  But I kept asking myself why I enjoyed watching TÁR so much, despite’s it’s over-the-top length. And it’s the small moments. Where it diverts expectations and tropes. Where it feels too real. Where it says a lot.

  For me, that’s enough.

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  Missing 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 07 Mar 2023

  It’s a happy moment when a guilty pleasure doesn’t make you feel much guilty. Soils for what it is.

Popular reviews

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  Cha Cha Real Smooth 2022

  ★★★★½ Watched 17 Jul 2022

  I adore it when a movie these days commits to be that nuanced, low key and gentle. A charming, bright and humorous tale that hits the feels at times but stays away from the megalomania and abundance of our time.

  A little gem for our 30s when we feel 20.

  (And the way better age-difference love story... looking at you, Licorice Pizza, full of disdain.)

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  Everything Everywhere All at Once 2022

  ★★★★½ Watched 01 May 2022

  The only multiverse movie this year needs.

  Captured my attention and took my interest hostage. It's insanity, where little makes sense and everything does. Discovery around the corner. Silly while bold, breathtakingly visual. As much empty as it appears meaningful as it is cliché as nothing really matters. All is full of love. It isn't.