surprisingly one of my favorite natalie portman movies! it did well in box office but i feel like it’s overlooked enough to be in this. centers around a professional hitman who takes in a 12 year old girl after her family is killed by a corrupt DEA agent. it’s pretty cute
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a lot of these are not that critically acclaimed but they are still really fun watches!
1. SAVING FACE (2008): it is a really touching film which is set in flushing ny, it is centred around a young Chinese woman and her exploration of her sexuality. surprisingly a very easy watch but also very heartfelt.
2. FRANCES HA (2013): a bit basic but still amazing, the main character which is played by Greta Gerwig navigates feeling lost in her 20s. me and my best friend quote this movie all the time.
3. COOL RUNNINGS (1993): i grew up with this movie always in the background, it is such a classic. very funny premise: based around a jamaican bobsledding team. very lovable characters, it is a comfort watch 100%.
4. SAVE THE LAST DANCE (2001): it is def a guilty pleasure watch, it's not critically acclaimed but when has that ever stopped me. great soundtrack, vibes overall are so comforting. the storyline is very predictable but like idc.
5. 50/50 (2011): as much as i don't like joseph gordon levit, this movie is so funny and heartfelt.
6. SHE'S THE MAN (2006): when i was 14 i had to run a play in my class and we got assigned shakespeare's twelvth night, and my teacher said to watch this movie. it is such a funny movie, again quite a guilty pleasure watch but so good.
7. INTO THE WILD (2008): this rec is quite film bro but the true story it is based on was a hyperfixation of mine for years. it is a dramatic retelling of the life of chris mc candless (made my dad cry which is not an easy feat)
8. UNE FILLE FACILE (2019): set in cannes and follows two cousins. speaks a lot to female relationships and may be my fav on the list. i won't spoil anything here, i just love it and you should watch it (it is also very beautiful)
9. THE HAND OF GOD (2021): set in 1980s napoli, follows a boy and his love for football as well as his complicated family life. such a gorgeous film
Jun 22, 2024
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some of my favorites:
wish upon a star (1996)
dick (1999)
drive me crazy (1999)
crime + punishment in suburbia (2000)
sugar & spice (2001)
slap her… she’s french (2002)
Jan 26, 2024
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'babygirl' has been out for two weeks, criterion channel is doing a nicole kidman retrospective... nicole kidman is IN in 2025! i love to see a fellow gemini get her flowers...
i just watched MARGOT AT THE WEDDING (what a weird, uncomfortable movie) and earlier last year watched her in lulu wang' series EXPATS.
Jan 7, 2025
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my mom was all over this show when she was younger and she begs me to watch it with her all the time. she thinks i‘m just like rory but i can’t tell if that’s a good or bad thing!! 😓 one day i’ll get dedicated and binge watch it.
Nov 28, 2024
i know that this song is sad, but it’s absolutely beautiful and i don’t think anything could be done to make it any better than its studio release. thom yorke is singing about obsession of someone that doesn’t even notice them. every set of lyrics is devastatingly creative and raw to where you can hear every element of the piece at once. i’ve always especially loved “i’m a moth who just wants to share your light/i’m just an insect trying to get out of the night” just before the song hits you with the intensity that sounds just like the feeling of truly needing somebody else. always been a die-hard fan of this song as well as the rest of the album, will never skip a single track
Nov 28, 2024
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i love the original but buckley has such a beautiful voice, his cover is so raw and gutwrenching especially knowing his story. so sad but he brings this song a whole new life
Nov 28, 2024