by Eden
I’m not going to explain the plot of Annie to you. You’ve seen Annie. You’ve seen the movie a few times by accident and you’ve probably seen the musical. I’m sure there’s a production of it happening in your local community right now.
I always really want to love Lady Oscar (1979, directed by Jacques Demy) but it is one of my biggest cinematic disappointments.
Friday Foster is a photographer and part-time model that works as an assistant to the famous photographer, Shawn North. Her career takes her from her home in Harlem to all over the world as she manages to get people out of trouble, champion the underprivileged, and, sometimes, find love. She always looks amazing while doing it. If you think this sounds amazing, you’d be right.
Lady Snowblood is fun. Given the subject matter, that feels like a strange thing to say, but that was my immediate reaction.
Some people end up dead because of Valentina’s now-cursed camera and there are doll doppelgangers that sometimes come alive. Yes, trying to explain it, it all sounds silly but the comic blends what’s real and what’s not in such a masterful way.