More

17

desperately need to know if the murder on the dancefloor joke was intentionally that fucking hilarious or a happy accident

Review by davidehrlich ★★★

possibly the best thing that's happened to Coldplay since Brian Eno.

8

when I woke up this morning I did not expect to get emotional watching a shirtless fully tatted Barry Keoghan sing along to Coldplay’s Yellow in order to make a toad produce hallucinogenic slime but here we are

5

The hyper speed moments of youth crashing against the hurdles of adulthood. So much will be said about Barry Keoghan, Franz Rogowski, and Nykiya Adams, and rightfully so, they are electrifying.

But add Bird to the list of movies that not only accurately captures the lives of today’s teens, but uses it as a device to shape the actual filmmaking. Interstitials of video footage captured by the characters creates such a deep layer of connectivity— I wish more filmmakers would be more playful in how they tell their narrative, but I suppose this is one of many reasons why Andrea Arnold is so special.

Review by iana ★★★★ Liked

has franz rogowski ever looked more beautiful? loved the sincerity, the strangeness, the love. so happy andrea arnold is back.

1

oh we KNOW you like that song barry

2

nothing like barry keoghan and the lads serenading a frog to yellow by coldplay

6

social-realist miyazaki! attentive and sensitive and brutal! as of november 8th, it's my favorite of the year. i loved it, and i don't love anything lol

Review by Ella Kemp ★★★★½ Liked

it really really really could happen

Actual magic that nobody else could pull off. Andrea Arnold sees people the way everyone deserves.

7

vintage Andrea Arnold gritty misery-purposed social realism combined with pretty unexpected spiritual tones, strangely analogous to how I imagine Hayao Miyazaki's work might feel adapted for live-action. Oh, also Coldplay and toads. A film that, based on the description, is for sure a difficult mix to pull off, and I know many people who it didn't quite capture, but for me, it very much worked. Arnold's ability to represent working-class Britain has long been almost unrivalled, capturing the lowest of the lows yet being laced with optimistic bits. Only paralleled this century by the work of Shane Meadows, both masterminds at the forefront of contemporary British social realism. This is essentially a genre-blend in the most Andrea Arnold sense; if you…

Review by lenapastori ★★★★

franz rogowski be like « she was a fairy »🧚‍♂️

Review by Ella Kemp ★★★★½ Liked

I adored American Honey and this just as much! Andrea Arnold is crazy, crazy, crazy genius. She understands and protects everyone in need before we even realise how much we would be lost without her. All the boys and beautiful kids and animals! All of them! And Fontaines DC lol. Don’t ask. Don’t spoil everything Franz does and can become. I cried a ton. Ugh!!!!!