TFW some shitty bootstraps grustle porn wins the Oscars instead of Drive My Kino or Don't Look Up

Cant expect them to choose anticapitalist stuff 3 times in a row ig :doomer:

  • KurtVonnegut [comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    IMO - Licorice Pizza was the best movie of 2021, and it's not even close. Those long takes. The naturalistic acting. The perfect recreation of the 70s. The overall malaise of the stagflation era. The complex characters with many flaws but also undeniably likable characteristics. Bradley Cooper nailing his comedic performance. It's just a down-to-earth story about a couple of middle-class young people trying to make something meaningful out of their lives, but told masterfully. Also touches on homophobia, the exploitation of child actors, etc. without being preachy. IDK, it's just such a breath of fresh air compared to more commercial movies. Loved it.

    Belfast is good, too. Amazing acting performances, and beautiful cinematography.

    Dune looks/sounds pretty but needed to be longer (or just a TV series).

    • vertexarray [any]
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      2 years ago

      I can't bring myself to watch it because the name is gross

      • KurtVonnegut [comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        IDK if you know but it refers to a record store that used to exist in Los Angeles. "Licorice Pizza" was a nickname for vinyl records.

        • vertexarray [any]
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          2 years ago

          Oh that makes more sense. Still weird on the senses but at least it doesn't make me think comet pizza.

    • CliffordBigRedDog [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      idk much but isnt like licorice pizza about an adult woman's relationship with a teenage boy, thats icky ngl