01-22-2020, 12:38 PM
Booksmart (2019)
Initially I thought all the characters in Olivia Wilde's film were over-the-top, shouty, self-obsessed and outlandish, they really grated. Maybe I'm just getting older and maybe teenagers really are this insufferable now
. However, as the film went on, the characters' vulnerability and insecurity began to peak through and I loved most of them by the end. The two gay male characters are still pretty annoying stereotypes, one in a full ballgown, the other in a smoking jacket, constantly shrieking and waving their arms around. Billie Lourd (Carrie Fisher's daughter) is absolutely hilarious as the drug addled Gigi, the one character that felt totally authentic from the outset. Respect to the film for having two central characters that don't conform to Hollywood standards of gender, sexuality and body shape but being cool enough to not even mention it in the dialogue. Having ended up liking this a lot, I want to watch it again from the start and give those early scenes another chance.
NSFW trailer:
Wild Rose (2019)
Jessie Buckley's performance in 'Wild Rose' may very well be the best I've seen this year, male or female. I can see why she is up for the 'Best Actress' BAFTA but I can't understand why the film is up for nothing whatsoever at the OSCARs, not even 'Best Song'. It's got 10 brilliant original Country songs written by Jessie and Jack Arnold on the soundtrack. She plays Rose-Lynn a train-wreck of a young mum and talented Country singer who has just been released from prison. Her dream is to get to Nashville and be a star but life is always getting in the way. The crazy desperation and defeated sadness in Buckley's face and voice are almost unbearable. The story goes to some dark and very real places but there is such hope and love in the film too.
Come on Academy, this isn't better than the 5-songs you have nominated...?
Initially I thought all the characters in Olivia Wilde's film were over-the-top, shouty, self-obsessed and outlandish, they really grated. Maybe I'm just getting older and maybe teenagers really are this insufferable now
. However, as the film went on, the characters' vulnerability and insecurity began to peak through and I loved most of them by the end. The two gay male characters are still pretty annoying stereotypes, one in a full ballgown, the other in a smoking jacket, constantly shrieking and waving their arms around. Billie Lourd (Carrie Fisher's daughter) is absolutely hilarious as the drug addled Gigi, the one character that felt totally authentic from the outset. Respect to the film for having two central characters that don't conform to Hollywood standards of gender, sexuality and body shape but being cool enough to not even mention it in the dialogue. Having ended up liking this a lot, I want to watch it again from the start and give those early scenes another chance.NSFW trailer:
Wild Rose (2019)
Jessie Buckley's performance in 'Wild Rose' may very well be the best I've seen this year, male or female. I can see why she is up for the 'Best Actress' BAFTA but I can't understand why the film is up for nothing whatsoever at the OSCARs, not even 'Best Song'. It's got 10 brilliant original Country songs written by Jessie and Jack Arnold on the soundtrack. She plays Rose-Lynn a train-wreck of a young mum and talented Country singer who has just been released from prison. Her dream is to get to Nashville and be a star but life is always getting in the way. The crazy desperation and defeated sadness in Buckley's face and voice are almost unbearable. The story goes to some dark and very real places but there is such hope and love in the film too.
Come on Academy, this isn't better than the 5-songs you have nominated...?
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