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Once you forget that it’s an abomination, ‘Cats’ is decent
1/10 “How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe, or how delineate the wretches whom with such infinite pains and care I have endeavored to form? Their limbs are in proportion, and their features were selected as beautiful. Beautiful! … Continue reading
‘Molly’s Game’ spectacular
9/10 Aaron Sorkin has been holding out on us. Molly’s Game, the revered writer’s directorial debut, is based on the life of underground poker mistress Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain, with Samantha Isler and Piper Howell playing her as a teenager … Continue reading
‘Ingrid Goes West’ a haunting portrait of social media connections, disconnections
9/10 Ingrid Thorburn (Aubrey Plaza, who also produces) sits awake in the night, starring unflinchingly at her phone with tear-glazed eyes that seem skinned as if by some outside tormentor, her breathing unsteady, double-tapping to favorite the Instagram pictures of … Continue reading
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Tagged #batman forever, #elizabeth olsen, #o'shea jackson jr, #the social network, #unfriended, Aubrey Plaza, Dognapping, Friend Request, identity, Ingrid Goes West, Instagram, Los Angeles, Martha Marcy May Marlene, Matt Spicer, Nerve, Seven Psychopaths, social media
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Election week arthouse binge part 3: American Honey
American Honey is a vibrant mashup of a coming-of-age road movie and a smut film, blending shock value with a unique emotional experience. The film follows Star (Sasha Lane), a late teenager in a bad situation. She happens across a traveling magazine … Continue reading
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Tagged #A24, #alfred hitchcock, #it follows, #lord of the rings, #quentin tarantino, #stanley kubrick, #the graduate, #the social network, American Graffiti, American Honey, Andrea Arnold, Cannes Film Festival, Confederate flags, Detroit, Only Lovers Left Alive, Sasha Lane, Shia LaBeouf, The Midwest, The Wolf of Wall Street, trash, TV dinner, When I'm dead just throw me in the trash, White trash
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