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Black Widow (1987): The biggest crime in this serial killer movie is Debra Winger's third act haircut letterboxd.com/marie_philli...
A ★★ review of Black Widow (1987)Eh. Nonesensical supposedly psychological thriller which has neither thrills nor psychology. It starts of promisingly enough. Debra Winger is magnificent early on as chaotic detective Alex Barnes, unt...letterboxd.comShocked to hear the news of the death of Glen Hansard. I met him when I was a teenager, my friends and I were the only people dancing at a Frames gig. He invited us to hang with the band after, singing songs on the guitar. After that he was always warm and friendly when I saw him. The loveliest man.
From Rebecca Ferguson's Wiki: "The modelling agency placed Ferguson in a portfolio titled "normal people" due to her not being tall nor slim enough for modelling." You work on commission, right? Big mistake. HUGE.
SolomonGreat piece, well summarised in the thread but I recommend reading it all.
EMILY WILSONI wrote about the Nolan Odyssey for the LRB. I'll summarize some of my main points below, in case you don't feel like reading all that. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
This is just to say I have eaten the lotus flowers that were somewhere can't remember where and which you were probably saving for some reason forgive me I can't remember who you are or who I am The lotus flowers were good though
Marie PhillipsThis is just to say I have turned into pigs the men that were on my island and which you were probably saving to row you to Ithaca Forgive me they were disgusting so male and so disrespectful.
This is just to say I have turned into pigs the men that were on my island and which you were probably saving to row you to Ithaca Forgive me they were disgusting so male and so disrespectful.
Jessica RitcheyThis is just to say I have eaten the sun god's cattle on the island which you were probably saving for Apollo Forgive me they were delicious and so charred and so warm
Second up in my Jake Johnson double bill is Self Reliance, which is a far more interesting and disturbing film than the premise suggests (man is offered 1 million dollars if he can stay alive while people try to hunt him.) Highly recommended. letterboxd.com/marie_philli...
A ★★★★ review of Self Reliance (2023)I’m completely baffled reading reviews of this film which take it completely at face value. Yes, the plot of this film is that Tommy (Jake Johnson) is offered a spot in a game in which he is will be p...letterboxd.comThe Dink: charming Jake Johnson film that made me really want to learn pickleball letterboxd.com/marie_philli...
A ★★★ review of The Dink (2026)The ever-loveable schlub Jake Johnson and an adorable Mary Steenbergen elevate this sweet, silly sports comedy into something really watchable. Johnson is the promising youth tennis player turned unde...letterboxd.com