Wednesday, August 3, 2022

☆July's favorite movies☆



As promised, I'll list my top 5 favorite movies of this month!

In case you didn't know yet, I'm what people call a "cinephile". I left my Languages major to pursue my dream of becoming a filmmaker and there aren't much things that I love as much as cinema and filmmaking. Hopefully, one day I'll make a movie about gyaru!

I want to share my love with you guys by commenting five of the movies I recently watched every month!


1. Minari:


It's no news that Korean media is taking all over the mainstream, and I'm so glad that after "Parasite", Korean movies are now so praised and globally recognized.

Produced by my so much treasured A24, "Minari" is both a treat to the eyes and heart. Tenderness is all over the place in this one. While the premise is simple, every single detail is so stunning.

I was already a fan of Han YeRi because I first saw her in "Hello, My Twenties" and it was love at the first sight. The whole cast delivers outstanding acting, including the little and lovely Alan Kim!


2. X:


Also produced by A24, this one is a very raunchy slasher horror, as it follows a group of up-and-coming porn stars in the making of their new movie in a farm owned by a creepy old couple. So if you're not into sex scenes... Skip this one. It is what it suggests by its name and synopsis.

But if you're in the mood for blood all over the screen combined with horny young adults (and some not so young), hop in! It pays homage to classic slashers in all of their glory, but at the same time presents much more likeable characters.

The soundtrack and sound editing were my favorite part of this movie. So smart and atmospheric.

Mia Goth plays both the uprising porn actress Maxine and the elderly lady Pearl and if she doesn't get an Oscar nomination for this, I won't be watching the awards next year. Not to mention that a spin-off prequel, "Pearl", is coming out in September!!! By the way, did you know Mia is half-Brazilian? ( ◜‿◝ )♡


3. Jennifer's Body:


ALRIGHT, I know you might be asking yourself "how the hell has she never seen this one???".

The thing is, I just recently found out I'm into horror, so I was never really interested in this movie until recently.

"Jennifer's Body" is being rediscovered by the internet and not so long ago had its reputation of being a bad movie completely erased. There are people APOLOGIZING to Megan Fox for it previous harsh reception.

But here's my opinion: it is good. It is REALLY good. The only flaw is not playing Hole's "Jennifer's Body" at anytime.

Love Amanda Seyfried and the supporting cast. As for Fox, not that much, but I don't blame her for Hollywood always giving her the same old roles every single movie.


4. 10 Promises to My Dog:


Absolute crying material.

It's about a tween girl who finds a Golden Retriever puppy in her yard followed by the passing of her mom. As the time flies by and adulthood knocks in, she becomes more and more distant of her loyal four-legged friend.

Dog movies will always make my heart glow and my eyes water. The second and last act of this movie made me a trainwreck of tears.

If you love puppies and heartbreaking movies, go for it!


5. Fyre:



A Netflix documentary regarding the fraudulent Fyre Festival and its aftermath. I was curious to watch it after a recent geek con in Brazil caused a lot of buzz and was called the "Brazilian Fyre Festival". I won't get in details, but said con was just as real as this one festival.

If you already hate the rich, you'll hate them even more after this doc. It's almost like an essay on white privilege, the power the rich has over people and how desperate people are to live an Instagram life.

And as someone who grew up watching my parents plan parties and events, the whole "planning" of this festival got in my nerves. Yikes!


And that's it for July!

Which movies you've watched recently? (◕દ◕)

 

2 comments:

  1. What an interesting array of movies! Jennifer's Body is the only one I've seen before and it was just playing on TV as I was doing schoolwork so I didn't pay that much attention, but I enjoyed it at the time.

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    1. You should rewatch it!!! It's even better if you pay attention to its message

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