A man working for a U.S. company arrives in a coastal town in Mexico to supervise the construction of the first hotel in the area. He starts feeling uncomfortable as the townspeople express their frustration over the invasion of their beaches, until one night the confrontation reaches a breaking point.
It’s the most loving tribute to cinema and to Ingmar Bergman, set in world that feels so habitable that I felt like only re-watching this for eternity, because of how inviting it looks and feels.
A 2020 Japanese anime movie that focuses on a high school girl who is desperately in love with her secret crush.
It’s easy to dismiss Joel and Ethan Coen for writing from the world they build from outside the box of overarching Hollywood stereotypes, but their inability to compromise their collective vision is precisely what makes the simplistic nature of their world-building and characters so brilliant. It’s also what led Fargo to collect seven Oscar nominations and two wins for Best Original Screenplay and Best Actress for Frances McDormand’s brilliant portrayal of the sincere, motherly detective whose wholesome demeanor seizes the day over the selfishness, corruption and evil of the men who don’t comprehend that there’s more to life than a little money.
The sequel to the 2021 remake of the same name continues from where we last left off in this spooky adventure.
