The Substance

2024

★★★★½ Liked Watched

new year new me

Oh, Canada

2024

★★★½ Liked Watched

was on board with this, thank god. felt way more active in its direction than schrader’s last two films (ittedly haven’t finished master gardener because i keep falling asleep to it). always knew elordi would be great in a schrader movie but richard gere really, really brings it. feels a bit rushed, the pieces don’t all fall into place as nicely as they should. almost reads like he was holding in so many ideas while making that last trilogy and…

Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point

2024

★★★★ Liked Watched

adored, so vivid it left me homesick. the post gift exchange clarity. gregg turkington on the big screen in cannes was a special thing to witness

Kinds of Kindness

2024

★★★★½ Liked Watched

he’s being peculiar again

Megalopolis

2024

★★★½ Liked 2

the first and probably last of its kind. there was a moment during this that was so ridiculous i basically blacked out for 10 minutes from disbelief. was that even allowed?something very Annette (2021) about this, which is a good thing. i will say, i did want out of this multiple times and couldn’t see the light. probably the hardest anyone will ever commit to the bit and for that reason alone i gotta respect it. i’m underselling this thing, it’s fucking ridiculous. technically a monkey mondays movie

Wild Diamond

2024

★★★ Liked Watched

first solid watch at cannes so far, even if it’s a little flat. beautiful to look at, interesting ideas, properly isolating, should’ve been a home run

Simon of the Mountain

2024

★★½ Watched

a girl rollerblading around a pool hall to the worst fred again song, that’s what it’s all about