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First time watching in several years. Still hits as hard as ever

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The kinks needledrop at the end did make me laugh

Shocks me to my core to give this rating

Watched on Wednesday May 14, 2025.

This is exactly what would happen if we brought Hannah Ward along on a lads holiday to Zante

No teenage boy has any right to be as well-dressed as Josh Hartnett

Gosling and Carell need to make more movies together

None of the bad stuff would’ve happened if heath ledger hadn’t grown out those god awful sideburns

Watched on Friday April 25, 2025.

Really expected to love this but woody allen is so insufferable that even I can’t stand it. Such a shame because there’s so much to love about the film…

Diane Keaton steals the show though! And I audibly burst out laughing during the christopher walken scene cause that joke hit me outta nowhere

At one point Michael B Jordan says “everything’s gonna be alright” and my brain is so rotted that I immediately thought of that moment from Meet Joe Black where Brad Pitt is in the hospital

Watched on Friday April 18, 2025.

“Lives up to the hype” would be an understatement

Gorgeous looking and an entrancing ballet scene in the middle but didn’t quiiiiite do it for me. Might up my rating to 4 after some thought

I sorted reviews for this movie by recent and saw tons of reviews from people who watched this in the same theatre as me. i feel kinda gross knowing that i was surrounded by dozens of active letterboxd s earlier today

i dont give a fuck i liked this

Watched on Friday March 21, 2025.

Throughout the film I kept thinking “I recognise the actress for Alma!!! Where have I seen her before??!!” Then I realised she just looks really similar to a girl I matched with on tinder 2 years ago

Watched on Saturday March 15, 2025.

Watched on Monday March 10, 2025.

La La Land meets The Wolf of Wall Street (and most of the WoWS cast) meets a very odd 2nd half of the movie meets the most jarring montage of all time. But damn do Chazelle/Hurwitz have some sauce. I’ve been saying it for years: Tobey Maguire has INCREDIBLE comedic acting chops. He needs to do fewer great gatsby-esque roles and more freaky shit!!!!

It felt deeply wrong for me to watch this by myself but it’s honestly hilarious. Possibly the most written-by-a-man-directed-by-a-man movie ever made

Watched on Tuesday March 4, 2025.

I had a dream last night where there was this lady and my hand accidentally brushed against her boob and I started apologising profusely but then I accidentally touched her boob again while apologising to her

Banger soundtrack!! Enjoyed this more on my second watch. Fell asleep for like 10 mins in the middle of the movie - oopsy! I can't help it sometimes - I'm such a sleepy little boy! I'm such a sweepy wittle man!!

LOVED the soundtrack to this movie. New top 4 entry? Perhaps. I think this movie had an unfair advantage over others, having been watched in the prince charles cinema which is the greatest place ever. Banger movie!!!! Banger music!!!!!!!!!!!! Finally a film which conveys how much fun it is to crash a party!!

Initially the nonlinearity made me go “fucks sake, Crowley’s done another Goldfinch” but actually I think it juuuuust about works. Plays out more like a collection of memories than a narrative film. And that’s okay! The Lasagne-loving cat and Florence Pugh are ridiculously overqualified for this. But they were good! They know how to balance big melodramatic shit with an appropriate level of authenticity and that’s preeettttty cool. Also this movie contains some extremely obnoxious product placement. They’re not even trying to be subtle!!

Glen Powell has so much sauce. It’s a shame I have absolutely no memory of meeting him

Shocked by how much I enjoyed this. Paul King can do no wrong

I honestly cannot tell the difference between Kiernan Shipka and McKenna Grace. Every time one of them appears in a movie/tv show I can’t focus cause I’m trying to figure out which one it is.

Is it weird that I feel a stronger sense of empathy for travis on my second time watching this

I’ve seen this movie a few times and this is the first time where I’ve finally seen why people find human shrek hot.

There’s only one Woman of the Hour I care about: the girl reading this ❤️

Fascinated by Nathalie Emmanuel’s accent. Is it New York? Maybe. Just a standard American accent? Possibly. Something else entirely? Perhaps…

I’ve seen people comparing this movie to the Wachowskis’ work or even Baz Luhrmann but I think the closest thing I can compare it to is Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. I’m not joking. Obviously tonally and stylistically very different but it’s the only film I can think of which matches its freak.

Huge movie for fans of the breaking bad opening credits

This but for people who film concerts

Steven Yeun’s monologue about the SNL skit rocks. The bit with the tmz reporter was a tad too on-the-nose for me.

Don’t worry ladies… if I were there I would make it my life goal to Repopulate The Earth

Take a shot every time someone says the word “bruthers”

Tom Blyth is sooooooo punchable. Even if he wasn’t playing a bad guy

Once flew down berryhill road on a tricycle with no brakes so I know exactly the rush these guys are chasing

Ate tacos, drank beer and cheered when my name Jeff happened. Being a dude is fucking awesome

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I fucking LOVE connor omalley

why did they have to play bird is the word at the end now all I can think about is peter griffin

Me n the boys used to do this in the woods with deodorant cans

Dno why but this just didn’t do it for me. Lil romance shot on film exploring the fragility of the youthful heart? Sounds like exactly the kinda thing I’d like! But idk… I didn’t love it

Been a while since I watched this and needed my fix. I think this film changed the way I watch and appreciate films. It’s not perfect. Has a hell of a lot of flaws, and the more time goes on the more I notice them. 

However: the vibes. It’s a film whose vibes alone can just suck me in and have me glued to every second. I use the word “vibes” cause I can’t quite put in to words what I love about this. It’s really well shot with a banger soundtrack (that Jesus and the Mary Chain needle drop at the end BANGS) but it feels like more than that. When people talk about films as escapism this movie is what comes to mind for me. I dunno man… just… vibes.

I’ll it: I don’t think this movie has the same grip on me the way it did back in 2020 when I first watched it. Still has a hell of a grip, but idk…. maybe a little slacker. As I said, I notice more flaws now. But I also pick up on new things to like. For example this time i picked up a bit more on some of the subtler moments of humour (not the racist parts). It’s not too in-your-face with the jokes and that def fits in with the overall tone of the film

All I could think about during this movie was the fact that the title cards used the exact same font as the movie poster for The Zone of Interest 

Ohmygod the SOUND!!! The MUSIC!!! I’m yet to watch a Jon Brion film where he hasn’t smashed it out of the park. I might have to up this rating to 5 stars at some point if I rewatch this but keeping it at 4.5 for now. Seeing so much of myself in Sandler’s character has once again made me question if I might be autistic.

Single most horrifying movie watching experience I’ve ever had

Watched on Thursday May 23, 2024.

• Get Out
• O Brother, Where Art Thou?

• The Lighthouse
• High Life