I think literally every scene topped the previous one. I cannot emphasize how every part of this felt like it was made specifically for me. Unbelievable!!!

This and Fantastic Mr. Fox are both enjoying drinks in the corner of the film industry, chatting over how they quietly redefined the heist movie.

maybe I’m projecting but Miranda July’s KAJILLIONAIRE feels like a movie by someone who looked at their newborn child & wondered “how do I not fuck this up? how do I love them just the right amount? how long can hair get? are massages refundable? small pancakes?” stuff like that.

There is so much to love about this movie about being loved.

Ha ha ha ....cry cry cry :(

This was really sweet and I really liked it. Fucking great score. Looked it up afterwards and wouldn't you know it, it's Emile Mosseri who also did Minari and Last Black Man in San Francisco, two other standout scores I've loved recently. This mf talented. If he ends up being the go-to composer for all of Plan B's upcoming projects, I would not be upset! If you are expecting me to have more to say about this movie, I am sorry! Sometime da brain go no no!

EDIT: okay just thought of something– one of my favorite endings of any 2020 movie i think! i reserve the right to go "ah never mind" when i remember literally any other movie that came out last year. when'd godfather come out

Fans of weird films that are at the same time somehow close to life should not miss this insider tip. Especially the performance of Evan Rachel Wood is heartwarming. She seems like a foreign body in her own life, full of longing for warmth, but unable to accept it. A lanky dolt who was taught from an early age not to stand out - otherwise you can't steal unnoticed - and who is now looking for a way to be more than just an accomplice. This form of self-assertion is of course an integral part of the coming of age film. Rarely, however, has this been done in such an idiosyncratic and yet miraculously touching way.

got called a lesbian in target
tell us what happened
i got called a lesbian in target
yeah but why
i was being a lesbian
in target?
yeah it was in target

Gonna call my mom and ask her to call me "hon".
Gonna call Hirokazu Koreeda and tell him Miranda July remade Shoplifters.
Gonna call Evan Rachel Wood when I need someone to do some flips for me.
Gonna call Focus Features and ask them about how their two-step verification process almost prevented me from seeing the film.
Gonna call Richard Jenkins and ask him to be my dad.

And I mean someone finally found Debra Winger. We can stop searching for her!

Should you go see it?
Make that a "yes".

havent felt this sincere feeling of connection towards a film for years. i missed this feeling deeply and i just cannot stop crying. this is my film of the year

How can you understand tender feelings if you’ve never been given them? Method and rigour can only get you so far when you’ve never been graced the tiny, fleeting pleasure of a soft, thick stack of pancakes, or a birthday present wrapped unbelievably carefully, or a strong, tight hug for no reason other than to show that, yes, that love is always there. 

Watched this with my mum and her immediate praise for all of it, the second the credits rolled, solidified everything I had been hopeful for throughout. Very smart, very smart, very special. And so, so tender.

isn’t it great how you can literally feel miranda july in her work? her voice is so distinct & warm, and it just wraps you right up. loneliness takes over us & makes us crave things as simple as the sound of a piano, small talk, and clanking dishes. kajillionaire makes you see how deeply each person is drawn to feeling the presence of someone else – how sometimes, when your emotions are so repressed, just feeling the heat that comes off of someone’s skin looming over your body can bring you to tears. that closeness, or the sound of someone simply puttering in the other room, is enough to release you.

A film about being needed but not loved. Evan Rachel Wood so completely bodies the dejected, passive depression of someone who has never experienced genuine care or human affection, from her hunched walk and disheartened motions, down to the downcast way she barely is able to work up the energy to speak. The storytelling is beautiful, and even when I wasn't entirely sold on each development, I was deeply moved by the profound psychological implications. I watched with Sam, he thought this film was hilarious and I thought it was really sad. I'm not sure which one of us is broken.

Ehh didn't quite do it for me.
Beautifully shot and performances were outstanding, but those important ingredients still couldn't cook up a meal that I could thoroughly enjoy.

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A quirky and interesting film that has moments of real joy and despair.

Wonderfully acted and well directed, this is a great study of character.

Evan Rachel Woods performance here is awkward, emotive and curious. A funny story of a family of con artist eeking  out a pathetic existence flips into a story of growth and connection.

The supporting cast are great and there is some real moments of style, that help create a colourful if sometimes brutal world.

Weird and creepy and uncomfortable and charming and sweet and completely crazy.
Oh Miranda... ♥️ I don’t even know how to feel about this, is it a film? Idk

Fantastic story of grifters and unfinished / barely started parenting. Evan Rachel Wood is wonderful as a woman who's been used by her parents in various crimes and schemes needed to scrape out a living. Eventually, the family meets up with Melanie (Gina Rodriguez), who for whatever reason decides to get involved with them and follow them for some shenanigans. Rodriguez's Melanie is a touch magical at times, but it's never in a not-delightful way. I was enchanted by the relationship between Wood's Old Dolio (one of the best character names ever) and Melanie. This movie felt like a hug. The end was very effective for me. Could've watched this movie for another couple hours, easily.

part 1 of female directors + female leads for international womens day :)

still thinking about the opening scene honestly
absolutely loved this
evan rachel wood is incredible and i haven't seen her in anything else so i think that made it that bit easier to be completely sucked into old dolio's story - the characterisation and physical aspects of the character i just thought it was an incredible performance
miranda july is so fucking cool i'm watching interviews as i'm writing what a surprise

there are a lot of movies about con artists, a lot of movies about parental relationships and identity and independence etc
but this was wonderfully original 100% recommend

Mother,
During those early, dearest days
I did not dream that you had
A large life which included me,
For I had a life
Which was only you.

Gay

Una película muy ligada a las relaciones, sobre todo padres e hijos, pero también al cariño. Personalmente, la vi un domingo medio bajón y me encantó

Sunday night.