#2019 MOVIES

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Taylor Kitsch as Ray Jackson 21 Bridges | dir. Brian Kirk

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ANA DE ARMAS as Marta in Knives Out (dir. Rian Johnson, 2019)

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1917 (2019).

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Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood (2019) Dir. Quentin Tarantino

Margot Robbie | Leonardo DiCaprio | Brad Pitt | Margaret Qualley

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One Dress a Day Challenge

October: Silver Redux

Late Night / Emma Thompson as Katherine Newbury

Just as costumers seem to like gold dresses for coronations, they also seem to like silver dresses for awards ceremonies (see also Marry Me). This tasteful gown appears in a short sequence at the beginning of the movie in which Katherine accepts an award. Costume designer Mitchell Travers said of this dress, "I wanted to present a woman who feels a bit armored. It’s got a bit of a knight-in-armor feeling about it. You have to steel yourself before facing that much scrutiny."

There isn't a waist-length back view of the dress, but given how the sleeves drape from the side and how they both move in unison when she lifts her elbows, it looks like they may be connected at the back for a sort of capelike effect.

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i hate to pit two bad bitches against each other but i genuinely wanna know which one y'all prefer

anyway both of these movies are five years old now can time stop ceaselessly moving forward please

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[adamwatchesmovies]

Knives Out (2019)

Knowing the way Knives Out ends doesn’t diminish its enjoyment one bit. This is a wonderfully original whodunnit that breaks the rules and comes up with all sorts of new tricks - the kind you can’t believe no one has thought of before. It’s an instant favorite.

The morning after his 85th birthday, wealthy crime novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) is found dead of a suicide. As the police go through the usual procedures, everything seems cut and dry except for one detail: Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig). He’s been hired anonymously to investigate. How could whoever slipped him that fat envelope of money in the middle of the night know Thrombey would die… unless they knew something the police don’t?

The genius of Knives Out is that we’re told very early what happened to Harlan Thrombey. Harlan’s nurse, Marta Cabrera (Ana de Armas) mixed up his medications. He convinced her to walk away while he killed himself so no one would find out about the fatal mistake she’d made. Despite this, it takes no time for you to bond with Marta. Firstly, because she’s a good person who simply made a mistake. Secondly, because Benoit Blanc’s interrogation allows us to meet the members of the Thrombey family. Each of these characters is so unique and so memorable that a film with all of them together can only be categorized as a delight. It doesn’t matter that you already know “the ending”. You’re just having a great time (you’re not the only one; the performers are clearly having a lot of fun) sitting down and watching these people.

Then, this funny thing happens. You spend enough time with Linda Drysdale (Jamie Lee Curtis), her bumbling husband Richard (Don Johnson), their son Hugh (Chris Evans), Harlan’s son Walt (Michael Shannon), his wife Donna (Riki Lindhome), their son Jacob (Jaeden Martell), and Harlan’s daughter-in-law, Joni (Toni Collette) to think something might not be quite what it seems. Come to think of it, we know what happened to Harlan, but not who hired Benoit Blanc, so we really don't know after all. It gets to the point where you even suspect people who couldn’t have possibly had anything to do with Harlan’s death, like his housekeeper Fran (Edi Patterson), his elderly mother Wanetta (K Callan) or his gentle granddaughter Meg (Katherine Langford). There’s something amiss. You know Marta caused Harlan to kill himself but there’s more to this story. You know it. Before you think maybe the accident wasn’t an accident at all, let me stop you because writer/director Rian Johnson gives her one of the best quirks you could in a movie like this: the inability to lie. Now you see how complex a situation this is. If Benoit asks her directly if she contributed to Harlan’s death, she has to tell him. She’ll lose everything. Worse, the movie will end and we won’t get to find out what the deal is with the children and grandchildren.

The worst part of Knives Out is that these characters are not going to show up in a sequel. Benoit Blanc will but this film is filled with all of these great, memorable people. Some are slimy from the get-go, others are not what they seem at first. I had seen the film before. I knew the twists but it didn’t matter. I enjoyed seeing these people again and watching the hints pay off. Knives Out is a terrific screenplay and loads of fun. (December 31, 2022)

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Tiny Review: The Gentlemen. Exciting, intriguing crime rollercoaster.

It’s a very masculine, British movie. Cleverly written, good at building anticipation, baiting each scene. Full of tension and twists. I enjoyed it a lot. MUST WATCH!

The Gentlemen is a 2019 action comedy film written, directed and produced by Guy Ritchie, who developed the story along with Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Marsan, Colin Farrell, and Hugh Grant. 

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Needless to Say (A Jo March Story Inspired By Sabrina Carpenter's Lyrics)

A/N: "Needless to Say" is a bonus track from Sabrina Carpenter's album Short n' Sweet, which explores the social criticism cast upon young women. It inspired me to write a story about Jo March (Little Women) contemplating the societal pressures and restriction of liberties that led her to reject Laurie's marriage proposal.

The weather outside is crisp and clean, which is the beautiful type of autumn that I dreamed of seeing back home. I guess one would think it's kind of funny that I'm admiring it from abroad, upon the pathway of a busy city. I can't help thinking of you: my curly-haired boy, who loved and left me. You never wanted to, but I knew I couldn't love you the way you cared for me. I'm in New York now, getting paid to care for children whose lives have thankfully never been touched by heartache. I've had my fair share of pain, but this emotional baggage is different.

I remember when I met you. It was at a social ball, where the guests thought it was entertaining to judge a girl in her early twenties. It caught me off guard how much they loved it. I couldn't help thinking that they needed less to say about everything. That's when you came in, and like the lost souls we were, we connected right away. Now, like the innocence of childhood, our bond is slipping away. 

I let you go. You need more to do than just focus on me. My dear, please try working on yourself. I promise you'll be much happier if you do. I know I'm not fit for married life and high society. People would expect me to be in a pretty dress, but that would put me at an awkward angle. The nobles would study me real close, like a specimen, as they show their friends. I'll never understand why they hold so much spite. Living under these circumstances would only bring us pain.

Alas, this is only a one way conversation, but the beaten path has somehow led me back home. I reminisce on your heartfelt words, which were taken by the wind, as I now sit in the silence of my mother's attic. 

Perhaps what the world needs are lessons on immaturity and more to do with than simply make comments about me. About us. Perhaps if the world was different, I would have accepted the invitation to be your wife. The one thing that is certain is: Teddy, I love you my dear boy. Please try working on yourself. You'll be much happier if you do. Needless to say, I am working on myself too.

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21 BRIDGES 2019 | dir. Brian Kirk

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Happy 5th Anniversary to Abominable (2019), one of my favorite Dreamworks Animation films

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I'm watching Daybreak and I wanna start writing fanfics for it because there are literally not that many fanfics for the show

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I watched Midsommar. I... am... I don't know. Confused. Disturbed, definitely disturbed. The first thing I did was to Google "What is the meaning of the movie Midsommar?" It was horrible. It was horribly beautiful. I-

Okay. I've calmed down a bit. This movie is just golden! Hats off to the filmmakers! And I looked around a bit, and now I understand it better. What is art if it doesn't leave you looking for explanations, right? LOVED it! In the way you can love a movie like this.

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"Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final."

Jojo Rabbit (2019), dir. Taika Waititi.

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Warning: (Non-explicit) blood below the cut!

One Dress a Day Challenge

June: Weddings

Ready or Not / Samara Weaving as Grace

The things I do for this blog! I am really, really not a horror fan--far too squeamish. But I was curious about this dress from @coeli1000's description of it when she recommended it to me. Plus, the top image in this post did look pretty badass! So I went ahead and rented the movie, and I at least found that it had enough dark humor in it to keep me entertained.

The story concerns a young woman who finds out that the family she's just married into have a strange ritual that involves her having to survive a night of being hunted across their estate. So she runs around in the wedding dress for the whole movie, and it gets very messy by the end. One sleeve gets ripped off to serve as a bandage when her hand is injured, for example. By the end of the movie, it looks like this: