Indie Film Release Guide: May 31st [An ONTD Original]

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Comments

[masterofmystery]

damn there's enough good stuff on netflix to watch. i still gotta finish fosse/verdon though

[bluemeanie_1]

I watched Booksmart this week. It was really cute overall, but thought it went in a strange direction with Jessica Williams character.

[holyfrijoles_2]

i loved the movie but I thought the direction they went with her was baffling and unnecessary.

[scriptedending]

yeah, I liked the movie, but that subplot was such a misfire.

[vulcan_rhapsody]

what's her storyline?

[weasleyswit]

Always Be My Maybe looks really adorable and the kind of content I'm all about.

What have you been watching lately, ONTD?

My Hero Academia on Crunchyroll. I'm kind of in love with it.

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We finally went to see The Souvenir last night. I remembered reading good reviews from Sundance, and was really psyched to see it...sadly, I was whelmed.

I am all about quiet character pieces, but you need to let me get to know the character in question. When the only thing I truly know about the main character is that she makes bad decisions re: men, it's hard to empathize with her. The star of the movie is Tilda Swinton's daughter, and she's really good, but we never see anything from her POV. This is obviously intentional, considering the movie is semi-autobiographical and about a filmmaker, but it's just frustrating to watch. And there just wasn't enough to it, imo - I don't get all of the five star reviews.

I did like the way it was shot - all the soft focus reminded me of Phantom Thread. I googled it after we got home, and was reminded that there is a sequel (bizarre for a movie like this) and that Robert Pattinson is in the sequel. Hope it's slightly less interior than this one

[vulcan_rhapsody]

Always Be My Maybe sounds cute