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Hustlers (2019)
Solid acting, mostly good script, clever film techniques
Constance Wu impressed me... it took me a few minutes to realize it was her. J Lo is give me a great performance. The script was mostly good, though it did drag occasionally, but I may feel differently after another viewing when it comes to video. There were some really clever filmmaking techniques that drive home the fact that this was based on a true story. I think it's pretty good. I suspect it'll be in the conversation come aware season.
Eighth Grade (2018)
A True Work of Art
I've seen literally hundreds and hundreds of movies. Nothing has ever come close to how this movie made me feel. I've never felt so truly connected emotionally to a film, beat by beat, as I did watching this work of art. I've also never seen something that so thoroughly and brilliantly spoke about anxiety and the issues related to it. Bo Burnham proved with this, his first cinematic offering, that he is truly an artist and one of the great voices of his (and my) generation.