Banger of an action movie. Beautiful acting, thrilling effects, but boy howdy was a lot of that dialogue vomit-inducing.

Loved getting to see the intricacies through eyes that knew the themes and could really appreciate them.

I can’t believe Colman didn’t win the Oscar. That tore at my heartstrings for 107 minutes, and I’m so, so happy that every bit of emotion came from our characters and not some cheap violence or something. The program let us almost forget we were watching the inside of a prison, just like it did for them.
Also, I couldn’t stop commenting on how beautiful the 16mm production was. Stunning.

I can really feel the evolution of Wes more and more with his last 3 films. His unique style and voice kind of take more of a backseat in The Phoenician Scheme (don’t worry, they’re still very pronounced and refined) to what feels like stronger themes and even more developed characters. Not as emotionally resonant as his other works, but captivating nonetheless.

Kind of cheesy but enjoyable by early 2000s standards. Honestly not a gimme in terms of predictability, which made things pretty interesting.

Kinda cute, kinda fun. Dreyfus killed it.
Erin and I were constantly calling into question social life in the 60s and wondering if this was written to make some alternate reality. That’s how foreign things seemed.

The reviews I read last year weren’t kidding. This really was a musical…

Soft and devastatingly intimate. My heart broke for Rona over and over again until I came to terms with her right when it seems like she comes to terms with herself. Well played.

Masterful, suspenseful Spielberg. I loved the effects for the first 3/4 and then got a bit tired of them when they were on screen for the most of the final act.

Frighteningly raw and real. So real that I’m kind of suspicious about the production team, now…