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re: Past Lives, what hit and was particularly poignant for me was the immigrant story it tells. How leaving your country of origin is a heartbreak itself. I wrote about it here (which is not a shameless plug, I promise! just more elaborate thoughts on Past Lives): https://slowlyslowly.substack.com/p/past-lives

Excited to check out the other movies on this list!

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Not a shameless plug, thank you so much for sharing!

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I AM a romantic and past lives also did not do it for me!!!!! Also found the spunk of Greta totally dulled for absolutely no reason, there was so little “there” there. And yet...the guy next to me was weeping at the end of this movie, i do not get it. Barbie was a perfect joy and so was DEAD RECKONING!!!!!!!!!! Let’s see the next one TOGETHER - here in LA, in IMAX!!!!!!!!

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Past Lives is hands down the most controversial movie in any of my newsletters. I will only go to an LA screening if Tom hosts it (which tbh feels like it could happen)

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i've also heard gosling is very compelling in Barbie but please don't subject yourself to lalaland!!

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I’m eagerly awaiting your take!

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+1000, rewatch Singin' in the Rain instead.

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“Barbie” is the third example of Margot Robbie as producer-star of a movie that relies on her ability to play “unhinged from reality” and her physical-comedy skills (after “I Tonya” and “Birds of Prey”) and I am here for many many more. I can’t think of anybody else who could do convincingly and committedly pull off playing a doll attaining terrible sentience - the scene where she stiffly flops to the ground and rolls over is a masterpiece

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Maybe instead of La La Land I will

finally watch bird of prey …… maybe

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back to share THIS bc your other article prompted me to google hagfish: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/01/hagfish-slime/581002/

!!!!!!!!!!

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