Ryan has a bunch of great pitch meeting videos, but he knocked this one out of the park.
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Jezebel
During the internetâs infancy, a vulnerable woman follows her sister into the sex industry as a webcam model, but her sudden popularity tests their bond.
4/5
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[ ] transcendent execution
The Red Sea Diving Resort
International agents and brave Ethiopians use a deserted retreat in Sudan as a front to smuggle thousands of refugees to Israel in the early 1980s.
3/5
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[X] cinematography
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[ ] transcendent execution
Night Comes On
A teen fresh out of juvenile detention tries to rescue her sister from foster care in order to exact revenge on their father for their motherâs murder.
4/5
[X] premise
[X] cinematography
[X] score/soundtrack
[X] compelling point of view
[ ] transcendent execution
The point of view doesnât need to be likable, but it does need to be compelling. Similarly, just because a point of view is likeable doesnât mean itâs compelling.
A film has transcendent execution if everyone should watch it and/or is likely to enjoy it regardless of their tastes.
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Honeytrap
New to London, a naive and desperate teenager tries to fit in but instead becomes tragically implicated in a merciless world of gang violence.
2.5/5
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There are moments of extraordinary storytelling, but not in a complete way that elevates the movie for more than the target audience.
Based on a true story. Articles below have mega spoilers for those unfamiliar with the tale.
Spoilers and film criticism
Honeytrap review â true-crime, urban-realist melodrama | Honeytrap | The Guardian
And an update from 2019:
'Honeytrap killer' who led boyfriend, 16, to death is freed and deported | Metro News
It was #2 on Netflix yesterday and post Taken Liam Neesom is some Nic Cage stuff.
By the way the movie is really dumb.
Also I was doing something that took focus so I put something I didnât care about paying attention to.
but why
Okay thatâs fair
WW84 was weird. Like it was objectively not good, but I also enjoyed watching it. And not âenjoyed the trainwreck,â but was genuinely entertained. At the same, though, nothing really grabbed me and all I could think about afterward were all the problematic things in the movie.
Disappointing, because the first Wonder Woman was legit great.
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The Batwoman season 2 premiere is, well, worth the wait. Though it has been eight months since we last saw the citizens of Gotham, the episode seems to pick up fairly soon after the finale, as Alice has yet to move forward with her plan for Tommy Elliot posing as Bruce Wayne and thereâs mention of Kate going to National City to chat with Kara about the kryptonite.
Below, weâve put together a few teases and our spoiler-free review of whatâs to come on the Batwoman season 2 premiere, and though I always say this about The CWâs best superhero show, this episode cannot be missed.
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The greatest Xmas movie of all time now has an unofficial Xmas trailer
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Also director of What We Do in the Shadows (and co-star in the former) and Thor: Ragnarok.
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We Are the Champions was a gem.
6 half hour docs about random competitions throughout the world. Frog jumping, dog dancing, and chili eating among others.
2 Likes
Saturday Church (Netflix)
A teen struggling with gender identity and family tensions seeks hope and support in NYCâs underground ballroom community.
5/5
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Itâs not the movieâs fault if you donât like this. Be prepared for spontaneous musicals akin to David Lynch being in a good mood for once.
dayveon (Netflix)
Struggling with his older brotherâs death, 13-year-old Dayveon spends the sweltering summer days roaming the streets of his rural Arkansas town. With no parents and few role models, he soon falls in with a local gang. Though his sisterâs boyfriend tries to provide stability and comfort as a reluctant father figure, Dayveon becomes increasingly drawn into the camaraderie and violence of his new world.
4.5/5
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[ / ] transcendent execution
Goldie (Netflix)
When a bold teen mounts a gritty pursuit to dance in a music video, she must also evade child services so she can keep her younger sisters together.
3/5
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I wanted to like this one but nope. I was never a John Cassavetes fan, but Tomris Laffly says this reminded her of his style. So if Cassavetes was to your taste, you may like this one.
Some very poppy inventive visuals.
Speaking of, if you havenât seen Paris Is Burning, thereâs a high-quality copy on YouTube. Itâs a must-watch.
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Magnifique. Celui-lĂ ?
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Yeah, that one. (I donât remember if thatâs the copy I watched, but it looks high quality for sure.) Just a really fantastic documentary about the ballroom culture, made at the time, so achingly human.