i mean it’s probably “the substance”, just for being so abrasive and going all out in every way. but “between the temples” really surprised me, such a real, beautiful and tender movie about finding your own happiness. i could see it becoming a comfort movie for me
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It’s a period of sudden painful goodbyes for me right now and a period of unexpected hello-agains, and I’ve discovered so many new ways to cry in the past couple of weeks, different shades and timbres and tempos of tears. I thought that this movie would destroy me and that I would have mascara and eyeliner running down my face, but it was actually too beautiful and uplifting for me to do that. It really resonated with me and where I am in life right now in some key ways and I’m happy that I went to see it in the theater today. Gorgeous gorgeous story of resilience and joy in the face of adversity and turmoil.
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I took a page out of justheretofillthevoid’s book and watched a movie shortly after waking up, while drinking my coffee. It was lovely and something I expect to do more often!
Something I loved about this movie is it felt real. It wasn’t a stretch of the imagination to think these characters exist, or love each other. Seems small but a lot of movies get it slightly off, so I appreciate it when it happens.
As most people have shared, yes this move is about grief, but I think they did a phenomenal job of showing generational trauma. That which isn’t dealt with, in this case because it was so atrocious and their grandma just needed to survive, is passed down until it demands to be felt.
Overall, a very human film that made me feel a lot of things💗
Jan 25, 2025
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I had been waiting what felt like a year and a half for this movie. In Mexico we don’t get most nominated films immediately. Instead theater chains do a “film festival” marketing in Jan (which tends to be a slow month for films) and they bring every single nominated film scattered throughout jan-feb. So I did a mini film festival for myself, on mon i watched “a complete unknown”, yesterday “i’m still here” and today “a real pain”.
It’s been a hard week, I was bummer out that i was feeling sad when i had been waiting so long for this one but i got ready, dressed up, walked to the local movie theater and by the time i got there i was feeling so happy and excited.
This movie was exactly what I needed. Without giving too much away, it’s about two cousins traveling to Poland to know where their grandmother came from. I traveled there back in 2019 and I really enjoyed seeing places I had been to in a movie I had waited for so long, that was really exciting! Kieran and Jesse playing the role of cousins gave truly amazing, moves-me-to-my-core performances. It was interesting how I could relate to a certain degree with both characters which are polar opposites.
I don’t think I was able to say why I am recommending it, maybe I’m just feeling to much and the feelings haven’t translated into words just yet.
All in all to say, please do yourselves a favor and go watch this one! I’m sure you will love it as much as I have.
Feb 13, 2025
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write in them, underline, draw, cross out, anything! make them yours, and let other people learn about you if they borrow them. you can also look back through books that you've read, and see what passages seemed important at the time. it has really made reading even more enjoyable for me.
plus buy second hand books if you can!!
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