#must-see

[vanalex]

Went to see Nosferatu this evening and it's terrific 🖤 8,5/10 🖤

[whileiamdying]

Suspect is a 1987 American legal mystery thriller film directed by Peter Yates and starring Cher, Dennis Quaid, and Liam Neeson. Other notable cast members include John Mahoney, Joe Mantegna, Fred Melamed, and Philip Bosco.

— Wikipedia

[vecationist]

Hit the Road: 5 Unforgettable Stops on Your Las Vegas to Joshua Tree Adventure

Are you looking for an unforgettable road trip adventure that combines the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas with the natural beauty of Joshua Tree National Park? Look no further! Here are five amazing stops to add to your Las Vegas to Joshua Tree road trip itinerary. Hoover Dam – Start your road trip with a stop at the Hoover Dam, an impressive engineering marvel that spans the Colorado River…

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[azersam]

Fav films of 2020:

 Ema, Pablo Larraín

Never Rarely Sometimes Always, Eliza Hittman

About Endlessness, Roy Andersson

Sorry We Missed You, Ken Loach

Family Romance, LLC, Werner Herzog

Bacurau, Kleber Mendonça Filho & Juliano Dornelles

i’m thinking of ending things, Charlie Kaufman

Apples, Christos Nikou

The Book of Vision, Carlo Shalom Hintermann

Lovers Rock, Steve McQueen

[tribeca]

“There is not a film performance this year more technically virtuosic than Alfre Woodard’s awe-inspiring central turn as Bernadine, a hardened prison warden who has long repressed the psychic toll of executing over a dozen inmates throughout her career, in Chinonye Chukwu’s Clemency. Using little more than her body, the most expressive and effective weapon in her arsenal, Woodard draws a haunting portrait of a woman quietly reevaluating the sum total of her life’s work, weighing her professional standing with the deep-seated guilt that pours out like a burst dam during the film’s climax, which plays out entirely on Woodard’s tormented face. In an earlier shot, following a heated argument with the lawyer (Richard Schiff) of the latest prisoner (the remarkable Aldis Hodge) that Bernadine is scheduled to put to death, Woodard does nothing but constrict her throat and gulp with alarming severity. It’s a small, perfectly suppressed movement that exposes a fissure in this supposedly ironclad figure, a single trace of the abysmal vulnerability that Bernadine herself declines to acknowledge. If acting awards were actually handed out on merit alone, the Oscar would already be in Woodard’s hands.” — Matthew Eng

Memorable Moments from Great Performances of 2019

(Source: TribecaFilm.com)

[informalrevue]

EUPHORIA is a must-see GenZ drama

HBO has put a lot of marketing into capturing the Gen Z crowd with EUPHORIA. The Zendaya-led cast is inclusive (sort-of?) and ultimately a beautiful tale of addiction.

For starters, Zendaya has never -- I repeat never -- been this good on screen. Her addiction feels real, her highs feel uncomfortably realistic, and her lows hit with a thousand bombs. She’s always been a beautiful actress, but I don’t know until this show that she’s proven to me that she’s a good one. In this show, she’s both and more. Her character is something with whom we immediately empathize—her sardonic tone, her clever wit, and her awkward friendliness. I can’t wait to see where she takes us and how.

The show’s creator, Sam Levinson, is a recovering addict but he is not Gen Z. The kind of life and empathy he brings to the Gen Z characters that make up this show is something I haven’t seen before from an inherently conservative disdain that television has for this generation. This to say that the show is realistic and it paints a holistic picture of the characters in the world without making them jokes or stereotypes.

However, where the script fails for me is in the character of Jules, a trans* girl who befriends Zendaya’s character. I hope we see Jules grow more; but as it stands, we see a stereotype of trans* experience: search for sexual fulfillment in dark motel rooms with creepy old men and relentless bullying by peers. Levinson’s impetus, of course, to portray this reality for many trans* teens is commendable, though, I often wonder if art ought to complexify the sadness surrounding queer and trans* subjects. Only time will tell if Jules is more than a stereotype. For now, I love her confidence, her love for her father, and her insistence to be noticed and taken seriously.

If you need another reason to watch the show, the show is breaking barriers in its portrayal of male nudity, which at least in the first episode far outweighs female nudity, a notable subversion of the status quo when it comes to premium television shows. So, if you want to see penises, watch Euphoria. 

The show is must-see television. I can’t stress how excellent Zendaya is, how empathetic the characters already are, and how beautiful the direction has been.

[writerahli]

the sign you’re looking for

stop hesitating and tell that person you love them, what’s stopping you? the fear of rejection? the fear of the cruel misfortune ruled by unrequited love? do those make you more fearful than the fact that YOU might miss the love of your life, forever?!

don’t be afraid for even when you get rejected, there will always be one hour, twelve months, and one year, that would accompany you to heal, there will always be the moon to listen to your heart’s depths, and a warm breeze to embrace you in your sad days.

go on and tell them you love them.