Savannah Oakes

Trying to write movies
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"I don't like your phrase."

Please don't yell at me.

Favorite films

  • Strangers on a Train
  • The Firemen's Ball
  • A Separation
  • Clue

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  • Menace II Society

    ★★★½

  • So Dear to My Heart

  • Do Revenge

    ★★½

  • The Wizard of Oz

    ★★★★½

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  • Menace II Society

    Menace II Society

    ★★★½

    I was sad I missed the screening of Menace II Society earlier this year at the Music Box in Chicago. I decided to check it out on streaming and was thoroughly entertained. It’s not a perfect movie. The music is a constant beating heart for the film along with the performances. Jada Pinkett is a clear stand-out as the girl from the hood who wants nothing to do with it. Our two leads, Caine (Tyrin Turner) and O-Dog (Larenz Tate)…

  • Do Revenge

    Do Revenge

    ★★½

    Do Revenge is a teen satire for the Riverdale era, even stealing one of its stars (Camila Mendes). It has pastels for days, killer costuming, and an absurd setting–a college prep in Florida that wreaks of East Coast institutionalism with a fake Cali, chill vibe.

    The soundtrack has some bangers but is poorly integrated, often playing well-known songs (“Silk Chivon”) too high over dialogue-heavy scenes. Still, they paid for the rights to those songs so they sure as hell were…

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