Reviews

masterpiece, what a lazy old man you became Ridley

There are little good things but in general I think it's bad, my second most anticipated film of this year, what a shame

The plot revolves around itself all the time but it's not bad as the people say

The first one but with a two

One Piece is the biggest thing

I saw it while I was eating...

It might be my favourite Carey Mulligan film. I like how Fennell uses dark humour to tell the story of a woman whose life has been ruined by a terrible incident. Fennell doesn't make us feel sorry for her; she makes us empathise with her. We want to know what happened in her past. And as soon as we discover it, the film takes a different turn. Promising Young Woman will lead you from frustration to horror, and it will be worth it at the end. This film is definitely worth watching.

Smartly composed, tongue-in-cheek, yet ultimately completely serious; Modern Whore is a modern documentary.

In 2018, Toronto-based writer, student, and sex worker Andrea Werhun put pen to paper and wrote her defining memoir (also called Modern Whore). After serving as a creative consultant on the Oscar-winning Sean Baker film Anora (2024), Baker agreed to executive produce a film adaptation of Werhun's memoir.

Nicole Bazuin, who worked as the photographer for Modern Whore the memoir, came aboard as the director of what would become this documentary-meets-feature film.

There is a sense of comfort in this project, an element one imagines is necessary for a documentary covering a subject as serious as this (despite the personality in the way it's written) if it wants to be successful. It is. Werhun and Bazuin's familiarity lends itself to many satisfying visual flourishes, bordering on magical realism.

It's worth noting that Werhun isn't just talented at embodying and bringing to life what she put to paper approximately six years prior, she's got the campy acting chops to do it justice the way an actor with a long professional resume might. Simply put: She has star power. The campiness is a license to 1. Talk about and depict serious subjects, 2. Be extremely stylized when deemed necessary (or it's fun enough it's worth doing anyway), and 3. Make the audience expect a bit of humour to make the so-called medicine go down.

Additionally, Bazuin and co. know when to wind things down. There is no need to hit the perfunctory hour and a half mark. Modern Whore is one hour and nineteen minutes and that is probably how long it should be. It is just one more piece of evidence that proves Bazuin and Werhun know what they want to say, how to say it, and what the audience themselves probably want, even if the latter can't quite articulate it.

Yes, Modern Whore is a fantastic look at a moment in time (late 2010s), an under-investigated from the inside industry, and biography of a portion of Werhun's life, but it serves as something more: An immensely helpful springboard for whatever the pair -- separately or together -- do next. It's plausible Werhun becomes a star, if that's something she's interested in. It's clear Bazuin has worked out a style of filmmaking that acknowledges depth can go with flash.

Modern Whore is a modern documentary, with the potential to become not just a documentary classic but a project we collectively look back on as the beginning (or at least a new beginning) of multiple great careers in filmmaking and storytelling.

Better than I expected. A biopic with lots of dynamics, themes, and shifting goals. It actually felt quite fresh, especially compared with something like The Smashing Machine. It's not perfect, with some beats missing proper connection, and it does feel romanticized, but I found the movie very engaging. Would highly recommend to just about anyone looking for a quality movie.

The greatest comedy program to come out of North America, and yes, that includes Saturday Night Live and anything on the major networks to the south of Melonville. The fact that so many of them came from my hometown and environs always gave me hope, and it is still the touchstone for a generation of comedy fans.

They seemed to be the last gasp of a type of comedy that would never be allowed today, and for that I am eternally grateful for the Kids and their incredible influence over what comedy could be. As a teenager of the eighties, I had no idea that they were performing just an hour away from my hometown when the show debuted, but when I heard about them, I refused to miss an episode, despite the eyerolling and weird looks from family and friends. I had to see what my fellow Hosers could get up to and get away with.
Scott, Dave, Mark, Bruce and Kevin, we are all better for your services.
Now, please excuse me. I have to touch the Bellini.
;)

Good hai

Good

just ok

When you hear the word bugonia, you might think of the begonia flower. Bugonia actually refers to an Ancient Greek belief and ritual where honeybees were believed to be spontaneously generated from the carcass of a young bull. BUGONIA is also the name of the newest psychological thriller/black comedy from one of my favourite directors, Yargos Lanthimos. It’s loosely based on the 2003 South Korean film SAVE THE GREEN PLANET!. All you need to know about the story is this: Two conspiracy theorists Teddy (Jesse Plemons) and Don (Aiden Delbis) kidnap pharmaceutical CEO Michelle (Emma Stone) because they think she’s an alien trying to control humanity. There have been quite a few director/actor combos that have borne fruit aplenty, such as Wilder/Brooks, Scorsese/De Niro, or Nolan/Murphy. Emma Stone has been doing the best performances of her career with Yargos Lanthimos. This is their fourth collaboration, including THE FAVORITE, POOR THINGS, and KINDS OF KINDNESS. I won’t say which is my favorite, because it wouldn’t be kind to choose one over another. Some of you might think it a poor choice. Plemons deserves an award for this performance. There have now been a few movies that highlight the apparent change that our society is going through at this point in time, but unlike EDDINGTON and AFTER THE HUNT, BUGONIA does a much better job of getting its message across, without bludgeoning the audience in the process. It has the cowriter of THE MENU and the editor, cinematographer, and the score(er?) of POOR THINGS. The score is abrasive and makes itself known, it perfectly fits. There is a lot of sympathy on both sides of this intriguing mental battle of wits. The fact that this movie made me question everything until the very end, is masterful work. It plays with the audience’s uncertainty so well. It’s strange, twisted, off-kilter, and extremely entertaining. The ending will be divisive, but it inspires reaction and conversation. I can’t stop thinking about this movie and what it says. If you know Lanthimos, you probably already know if BUGONIA will be on your frequency or not. In my opinion, go see it with an open mind! Support the bold! Humanity needs to be better, for the sake of the world, and everyone in it. In the words of Peter, Paul and Mary, “When will they ever learn?”

Never meet your idols is what I got from this movie.

Yes