The unflinching, unapologetic exploration of shame, identity and self-discovery, and generational family trauma throughout this film is truly remarkable. As someone who has very complicated relationships with everyone in my family - particularly my mother, who has complicated relationships with her parents and doesn’t ever really talk much about them or about her past and... Continue Reading →
“I thought growing up was supposed to give you answers, but it just gives you more questions” The stop motion animation in Wildwood left me breathless. Absolutely understand why it took them 16 years to make this movie - and even that seems like a miracle after seeing it. The epic scale of the animation,... Continue Reading →
first of all, the state of Arizona catching a fucking stray here was hilarious, especially because I was watching it in an absolutely packed theatre, in Scottsdale, Arizona. also funny that this is the second A24 film in a row I’ve seen in theaters where an AZ jumpscare happens (the ending of Primetime being the... Continue Reading →
“(You want) freedom to bask in the comfort ofyour unsustainable lives.” I don’t know what the hell some of you guys are talking about, this movie fucking rocks. Tom Cruise delivers a monologue about an hour in that hit me so hard and hit way too close to home in regards to what it feels... Continue Reading →
I don’t know if I’d say this is a particularly great adaptation but on its own it’s a fun movie! I’m more than happy to admit when I think a movie adaptation is better than the book (which is something I’ve surprisingly run into a lot recently) and I think they just changed way too... Continue Reading →
The ‘Mesa, AZ’ location card popping up at the end was a bit of a jumpscare ngl. Always feels weird when a city that ISN’T Phoenix or the location isn’t just vaguely ‘Arizona’ appears in a movie when I wasn’t expecting it to. Also felt EXTREMELY called out when Dan (Skyler Gisondo) talks about his... Continue Reading →
Bryan is just like me fr! If I was in that same situation I would also be in denial and disbelief and constantly on the edge of an emotional breakdown, cursing my inability to use a gun effectively. ‘Screaming crying throwing up’ personified (as he should be!!). Austin Abrams is fantastic in the role. Top... Continue Reading →
as online as I’ve been for a LONG time, especially in the YouTube space, I had never once heard Markiplier talk before and uhhh… that man has a VOICE, good lord. really fucking awesome that he’s basically the only character we get in this entire movie cause we get to hear him speak a lot (even thought... Continue Reading →
Emily Bader and Tom Blythe have WONDERFUL chemistry together - and even when their characters aren’t getting along or are going through a tumultuous period of their friendship, they just play off of each other SO WELL as actors. It’s also great that the movie doesn’t look like it was shot as a cheap commercial... Continue Reading →
Just like with ‘I Saw the TV Glow’, there was a lot here that I identified with and felt deeply connected to, and there’s quite a bit to unpack there. Definitely gonna have to sit with this one for a while to really pull my thoughts together on it and then also to be able... Continue Reading →
