Love Your Name. Didn’t care for this one.
Too much going on yet never fully engaging. Way way too long of a runtime, felt like I was watching for a really long time. And I never funny connected to the emotional core of the film.
But the animation is gorgeous and has some definite WOW moments.
The trailer featuring Bon Iver’s live performance of “Heavenly Father” has stuck out in my head ever since I saw it. Has a movie trailer ever used a live performance ripped from a YouTube concert clip for its backing track? Interesting.
Anyway, the movie’s trailer is unfortunately more powerful than the film is, even though it’s still a pretty good movie. A bit one dimensional and by the books in its approach to addiction, trauma, and grief, but Affleck’s performance…
What I wouldn't give to see this in a stinky, sticky movie theater with a bunch of screaming fellow Minion-heads...
I believe the Millennial generation’s wokeness can be directly attributed to Stanley and Hector’s beautiful love story from 2003’s Holes.
This movie bangs SO HARD, my god. Awesome performances from a stellar cast, great direction and cinematography in a brutal shooting location, and a great book to screen adaptation from Louis Sachar himself, there’s really a lot here for kids and adults to chew on.
Also, the song Diggin’ is maybe the best end credit song of the century. Just love this movie.
