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winsome and enraging

no rep theater screening laughter discourse but I did, on more than one occasion, find myself giggling with delight

this is exactly how I behave after I finish yet another sterling entry on Letterboxd

worst of the year category off to a strong start. my review for The Wrap

got to chat about this film & comedy travelogues on How Would Lubitsch Do It? listen here!

over-produced & exploitative Netflix doc about violence towards women - must be a day ending in y. my review for The Wrap

my pick for BWDR's best of 2022 issue

celebrating the 11th year since a good joe wright movie 🥰

98% of these artist docubios are truly artless & dull: this is no exception. I somewhat resent that I always feel obligated to specify that, like, fucking obviously I think Blume is a talented, worthy figure in the American lit world, despite this movie - and her involvement - being a waste of time & resources. most compelling part of the film is the extent to which Blume was frequently in communication thru letters with her fans - touching and worthy of its own story outside of pithy feminist reconsideration &, like, Samantha Bee talking head. my review for The Wrap

EmRata would kill for an ounce of the charisma Shields has. conventional clip show fare, mostly, but she's had almost an interesting enough life to justify it. my review for The Wrap

masterclass in how merely hearing someone say, "okay?" can get increasingly, bitterly funny over 105 minutes

it's not so much that I take issue with exquisite corpse as a form (though I do, in a commercial sense, at least) but more so that if you're going to ask an audience to engage with it, it shouldn't all be directors whose work is best suited for car commercials. my review for The Wrap