we all know the real reason scarlett sued is cause they didnt let her play shang-chi
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Dolls 2002
passionate display of messy emotions from an old man desperately trying not break down as he narrates these romanticized experiences from the many lives he's lived and the love that he's lost. it's structured in accordance with the same intertwining demonstrations of love and violence which are so prevalent in kitano's work but the editing is so freeing compared to his typically earthbound long take structures—blood splatters and autumn leaves and flowers in full bloom blanket the frame as if to try and comfort these doomed lovers with the warmth of hope for the future🥀
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Candyman 2021
a movie about gentrification in which its literal definition is constantly reiterated a dozen times, existing only to satisfy the people whose lives will never be affected by its circumstances in the long run—it's pointless and confused; yet peele's sense of all-knowing self righteousness shines through, everybody involved was clearly under the impression that they were making something groundbreaking and thought-provoking even though all we wanted and what black people deserve is a genre film that would've maybe been less…
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The Farewell 2019
avoided this and really wanted to hate because i'll never get over how awkwafina got on by unapologetically appropriating and making a complete joke out of black aesthetics before settling into this dramatic reclamation phase that we're all supposed to take seriously and now she works for marvel🤨 but i don't have anything negative to say and i really like that it does its own thing and doesn't try to convince you it's not just another american indie movie even…
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Love in the Time of Twilight 1995
she don't even know my name but she look me in the eyes like she know my pain
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The Night House 2020
the transitive antithesis to the manufactured fake deep bullshit that the genre signifies now and i couldn't be more pleased + we love to see a horror film treat its black side characters with dignity 🦋
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