Perfectly captures all the awkward highs & lows of being that age. It took me back to middle school so hard I could practically smell the flop sweat & gross cologne. It took me back so hard I had three new pimples when I walked out of the theater. Also, the character of Gabe is incredibly precious & needs his own movie.
15 July 2018: Leave No Trace
I was a little bit let down, & not just because a lady behind us was making strange noises throughout. This had a lot of the same things that made Winter’s Bone great, so it’s tough to say what was lacking. Maybe a better understanding of what Ben Foster’s character was struggling with would’ve helped. I can see not wanting to get too into that, since the movie is from the daughter’s perspective & she doesn’t understand his motives. But I was so frustrated for the poor girl that I had a hard time focusing on anything else. Her performance was absolutely the highlight of the film, btw.
7 July 2018: Whitney
Poor Whitney 😢
30 June 2018: Won't You Be My Neighbor?
I didn’t learn much, but I sure did cry. If you’ve read a couple magazine profiles on him & watched his testimony during the defunding hearing, etc., you won’t find anything new here. But I didn’t mind celebrating the guy for an hour & a half.
2 June 2018: First Reformed
Should’ve come with a trigger warning for specifically me. Jesus H, what a screenplay. That floating scene? Heart stopping.
26 May 2018: The Rider
I usually like to go into a movie as blind as possible, so I didn’t know these were real people. Now that I do, wow. The director gets great performances out of everybody. This is quite an achievement.
