Priscilla (2023)

Watched Priscilla from omdb.org

Priscilla: Film de 2023 avec Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Dagmara Dominczyk

I loved Elvis when I saw it in theaters − not because I like the guy, just because I love, love, love Baz Luhrmann’s style. I have not watched nearly enough Sofia Coppola, and Priscilla felt like a first. It was so soft, so subdued, and yet so gripping and dark. What an excellent movie…

Dune: Part 2

Watched Dune: Part Two from omdb.org

Dune: Part Two: Movie from 2024 with Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson

While I absolutely suffered through part 1, I felt bad not finishing the suffering. I at least wanted the payoff of knowing how this ends. (My issue with the first was solely the horrible pacing, with every single scene being seconds longer than it should be. I went to the toilet in the middle of the…

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

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Watched Agrandir The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes from themoviedb.org

64 years before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem, Coriolanus Snow sees a chance for a change in fortunes when he mentors Lucy Gray Baird, the female tribute from District 12.

Things you should know about me: I was (am?) a Hunger Games superfan (to the point that I launched an ill-fated webseries project which got me bankrupt, but that’s a story for another time) I loved The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes when it came out. It was really good and seeing the bootstrap years…