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The Novice 2021
Tribeca 2021
Yeah this thoroughly owns! An unbelievable debut picture, directed with such poise that you’d think Lauren Hadaway has been making movies her whole life. The images crackle with electricity (sometimes literally lol) and the kinetic energy on hand is a sight to behold. There’s one gnarly, content warning-worthy scene that was extremely difficult to watch, and needs to be reworked in the next edits imo— but apart from that, it whips so hard that I can’t help but love! Isabelle Fuhrman is incredible, a raw nerve dancing on knife’s edge. When Film Twitter finds out about this it’ll go nuts!
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Nomadland 2020
In awe of Zhao’s effortless naturalism, and the deep swelling of emotion that came with accompanying Fern on the road. Much to consider and unpack here, and it’ll require a lot of thought on a walk to the grocery store — but here are some off-the-cuff reactions I just need to jot down.
Performances are all wonderful; McDormand and Strathairn are of course incredible, but the quiet power found in the nomads’ portrayal of themselves is integral to the verisimilitude…
