Blue Rose Film Review

Ghostbusters (2016). Captain Marvel. Black Panther. Wonder Woman 1984. Films, among others, that all had articles written about them being the "movie we need right now", championing race and gender diversity. Without commenting on the quality of these film, which I have varying opinions of, these are films that, while obviously popular, play to the widest popular audience, and if I'm being honest are only important in the sense that little kids can watch them and see themselves in them. While it is certainly important for these films to exist within a wide cultural spectrum for a whole range of audiences, none of them enter the conversation about films engaging in questions of diversity with any real depth or nuance. You're not going to go see Ghostbuster (2016) to think about and appreciate adult concepts with deep roots in culture and diversity, you're going to go see Ghostbusters (2016) to laugh at the bumbling heroes - of which it is fantastic that they are al

Promising Young Woman (MA15+) Written and directed by Emerald Fennell Starring Carey Mulligan, Bo Burnham and Alison Brie Duration: 113 minutes Promising Young Woman is the feature debut from writer directer Emerald Fennell, and stars Carey Mulligan as a young woman who goes out partying pretending to be viciously drunk to tempt young men into taking her home. Once things begin to go too far, she looses the facade and gives the young men the shock of their lifetime. When she meets Ryan, someone from her past at medical school played by Bo Burnham, she is forced to reconsider her life as a borderline vigilante and confront the trauma that follows her around.  I had heard a lot of buzz surrounding this film before I saw it in theatres back in January, but I had managed to avoid any plot spoilers beyond what's in my introduction. This is honestly the best way to see this film - without any expectations - because I was really knocked out by it. In fact, I was a little speechless about

As usual, I'm going to briefly go over all of the films I saw this month, and tell you a little bit about them if I have anything interesting to say. These are the films I saw during the month of March 2021.  Lifeforce (1985) This is a whole lot of fun - Tobe Hooper directed 1980s schlock featuring space vampires and Patrick Stewart? C'mon, what's not to love? Also, the Tom Cruise The Mummy movie from a few years ago ripped this movie off blind, which is pretty amazing to think about.  Lost In Translation (2003) I'd love to put this on at some point as a double feature with Spike Jonze's Her . It captures the same combination of loneliness and longing, and is a really moving exploration of those themes. Bill Murray is as iconic as he always is, but it's also important not to forget how young Scarlett Johansson was when she shot this movie, a real sign of a huge talent just waiting to explode.  American Psycho (2000) I rewatched this classic having also recent