nothing like some good ol’ emotional devastation the day after christmas
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Shoutout to the old woman next to me who gave me a napkin to dab my eyes with at the end of the film.
Somehow this was even more emotionally devastating the second time? I noticed so many little bits of foreshadowing or subtle lines of dialogue that hit me like a BUS. Brb, gonna go crank up “Shallow” and binge-eat my emotions.
“I just wanted to take another look at you.”
In theory, A Star Is Born shouldn’t work nearly as well as it does. A 21st century update of a classic Hollywood tale already told three times before with a rookie director and a pop star in one of the leading roles? The odds were stacked against this thing from the get-go.
Which makes what I’m about to say even more extraordinary.
A Star Is Born is an absolute gutpunch. A…
I’m ittedly not a huge fan of period films, but if we can get more like this, I could see myself coming around to the genre.
Seriously, bravo to everyone involved. Yorgos directs the hell out of this thing, and his penchant for fish eye perspectives makes it seem as if the audience themselves are peeking in to the secretive, deceptive lives of these enigmatic protagonists; I love how effectively it portrayed this.
The screenplay is witty and wry beyond…
It’s almost September, so I’m starting my scary movie binge a bit early.
Scream is one of my absolute favorites. From Craven’s stellar direction (the opening scene will forever live in horror infamy, and the pulse-pounding climax set at Stu’s farmhouse is equally unnerving and effective) to Williamson’s clever, tongue-in-cheek screenplay, this film expertly deconstructs the horror genre while providing audiences with a legitimate scarefest in its own right. The pacing is near perfection, the dual comedic and horrific tones…
As practically perfect she may be in Mary Poppins Returns, I truly hope Emily Blunt lands an Oscar nomination for *this* film. Every facial expression, every shifty glance, every pained movement - they’re ALL expertly calculated. She has to convey so much anguish and torment and fear with seldom any dialogue, and it’s extraordinary.
P.S. The guttural scream she lets out as she gives birth in the bathtub will be seared in my brain for YEARS.