Indie Film Release Guide: July 29th [An ONTD Original]

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[godrevypoint]

BJs movie looks good. Lena’s looks fucking atrocious and gross; the main girl is so infantile it just makes her affair that much more uncomfortable and predatory. There is something really fucked with Lena’s brain.

I watched the Gray Man it was super boring and I stopped paying attention halfway through. Tried watching Netflix’s Persuasion but also couldn’t finish it. Dakota’s acting really took me out of it, the difference in her accent vs her family’s was extremely noticeable and that whole breaking the fourth wall thing just didn’t work. Too many “sly” eye rolls to the camera and it quickly lost its effect.

[shahrazade_bard]

Lena’s looks fucking atrocious and gross; the main girl is so infantile it just makes her affair that much more uncomfortable and predatory. There is something really fucked with Lena’s brain.

Omg yes. Eeeeeeeeverything about that trailer made me cringe. All of it.

[deja_vu822]

i find bj novak so unlikeable as a person that i have no interest in any of his work, even if i would've otherwise found it funny.

i will be watching the shit out of Not Okay, though, even if it's bad

[lreservoirldogs]

Normally I'd find someone like Zoey annoying, but some reason I find her kind of endearing.

[briecheesie]

I think she manages to pull off the perfect balance of "relateably awkward" and "manic pixie dream girl" that so many actresses have been trying to nail for decades, and she does it effortlessly and with authenticity. It's wild to me, because I really feel like she should annoy me but I am consistently charmed.

[tillychar]

the gray man wasn't the worst netflix original i have ever seen, but it was sooo forgettable. will be seeing nope this weekend!

also i thought not okay had a very different plot than what it actually is???

[carolinalily]

I watched The Gray Man and I think I already wrote about it on a couple of posts.

I finally saw Nope and this is a testament to how much I enjoy Jordan Peele as a filmmaker because I DON’T EVEN LIKE HORROR GENRE lol (*most of the time, I do watch some). I enjoyed it. It had some uneven moments but it was watchable and kept me engaged. I like the way Peele weaves cultural realities as horror metaphors. Peele and Kaluuya are a good pairing. Imo the whole cast did well, especially Keke. I had a few look-away moments because I’m squeamish that way, and fuck Gordy that shit was insane.

I’ve been asked to go see the Pets movie with my friend and her son and 😬 idk. Vengeance looks intriguing in terms of the premise so I said maybe we’d find a theatre where they’re both showing and I’d slip over and watch my film while they watch the Pets film, then we’d hang out afterwards.

Nothing else in this week’s list that’s available to stream looks good so now I need recs on what to watch!

[lreservoirldogs]

Jesus, the plot of Sharp Stick screams Lena. The trailer only solidified it by slapping me in the face with Lena.