It took a while for me to warm up to it, truthfully. Then—

The score? Fabulous. The lighting? Incredible. The Cellino & Barnes cameo? Perfect. The appearance by beloved janky Long Island amusement park, Adventureland? What a Good Time to be alive.

Frances’ and Sophie's imagined future includes "so many honorary degrees!" and that is so sweet

every couple years a movie comes along that is bold enough, audacious enough, to treat you like you’re fucking stupid

The stillness and symmetry of this movie makes you notice the breeze, or earrings dangling, or a distant blinking light and damn it it shook me to the core.