belated summer movie post + some TV
A brief summary, since quite a bit of time has elapsed. :p
20 Feet From Stardom
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20 Feet From Stardom
- A documentary about back-up singers and how some have or have not chosen to pursue solo careers that I wholeheartedly recommend.
- Fans of Motown will definitely like this, there's quite a bit of time dedicated to Darlene Love. (Here is a seasonally appropriate song by her)
- If you like stuff about singers, this is also a must-see. Great music, great musicians, and damn can they all sing.
- I am now a Lisa Fischer fan, yes. Also, I have rediscovered Merry Clayton on Gimme Shelter. Most people will recognize Judith Hill from the Voice US.
- I'm a big Brit Marling fan, so this was a gotta-see for me. I Sound of my Voice is my fave, but this isn't bad either.
- The irony of a big movie company backing a film about corporate greed polluting the environment
- The odd absence of race in the movie, because I believe this pollution disproportionally impacts POC?
- Yay Ellen Page.
- What I found most interesting about this was the way consent is asked for throughout the film. It's a very deliberate and kinda sexy. Yet oddly enough the only sex scene in the movie has no conversation involved, let alone consent. That felt pretty odd to me.
- Yay for finding third options out of seemingly impossible situations. That said, I find the resolution a little too easy?
- Easily my favorite movie of the summer. Slick, fun, assemble-the-crew kinda movie.
- Jesse Eisenberg seems to be typecast as an asshole.
- I like magicians and I like movies where crews get assembled. 10/10 recommend.
- SO TEMPTED to write fic for this. SO TEMPTED.
- All my frustrations about shipping.
- I did find some stuff odd with the Lady being a diplomat's wife and yet so culturally inept at times. Perhaps the director's commentary would help?
- It's a very understated film, but I think that's what's so nice about it.
- Another movie where a married woman discovers life and love through another man, much like Cairo Time. And much like Cairo Time my frustrated shipping feels.
- Lulz at the running heel gag
- Yay WOC, boo she's kinda evil?
- Overall "Meh" for the film
- I love the nostalgic childhood scenes, but didn't care for the rest of it.
- I guess the eyecandy was nice though. :P
- I guess I can now say I'm not a Man of Steel fan, and GDI all I want is Gina Torres and Wonder Woman OK?!
- Too lazy to read the book, so I watched the mini-series.
- I liked the Self-Made Wool Queen Lady, she was cool. Not sure how I feel about the exotic women with an accent living in the forest and accused of witchcraft.
- The bickering between the leading ladies got old quick
- A little peeved the movie has to have this white guy as a love interest for both women, for whom Mexico essentially exists as a playground. Boo.
- Clearly this film needs more femmeslash.
- Will appeal to fans of Rod Sterling's The Twilight Zone, as it's by one of its script-writers.
- One of the things I like about TWZ is that the endings can be ambiguous at times. This ending feels a little forced in the sense it's very tidy in its resolution, which I wasn't too keen on.
- (I am not a fan of the creepy TWZ episodes, so if that stuff doesn't appeal to you, you should be ok with this one)
- I didn't think it was possible to make a romcom movie about zombies but it works.
- Did not pick up on the Romeo and Juliet references until the end. orz
- IIRC one of the side characters is whitewashed? So boo.
- I remember thinking about some sort of social commentary as I was watching it, but don't remember anymore.
- Documentary about a self-taught topiary guy. Super impressive, and has a great jazz soundtrack.
- Documentary about a black opera singer, and her massively successful career -- which started in college when she was boycotted for being cast in the lead role. Definitely interesting, in terms of how her career crosses with the civil rights movement, but I wouldn't watch it again.
- It's a classic documentary, 'nuff said. I do recommend it, if only for the dancing. But the dancing isn't the only reason you should watch it.
- A French musical about finding love again. Didn't really like it.
- A bit long, but I did enjoy it as one of the very few movies I've ever seen with an ot3 ending.
- I was told it was a more sexy version of Imagine Me and You, which I loved. And this description is true. But it's also very long.
- Bonus points for bisexual depiction and homophobia getting called out.
- Social justice gold mine
- BAHAHAHA all the Garak/Bashir subtext
- Curse you Netflix for only having episode 13 onward of S3.
- Save El, all of the women have been of a particular body type. I'm starting to wonder if the show is actually consistent in what type of women Neal pursues? I am a fan of this theory because of OT3 reasons, lol.
- Sticking to my guns in terms of personal/work boundary being mired, and the tension is borne by El. Who, contrary to how fic portrays her, is a fan of the boundary. Although I don't think she'd mind if Neal became personal? But right now Peter has him as a work person and not a personal friend, IDK.
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