I rewatched “Petite Maman” (I think it actually was the Criterion edition) and loved it even more the second time. The kid actors in particular were extraordinary. Helped obviously that they were twins but they were so good together. And I normally think kid actors are terrible.

The most amazing thing (spoilers I suppose) was the scene where Marion talks about her dream of becoming an actress, and Nellie’s face falls for a tiny fraction of a second, and then recovers. Marion doesn’t notice but we the audience do. That’s normal for movies except that the actress was eight years old when she did that. How? How do you find a little kid who can do that, and how does a director get that performance?

Watched Barbenheimer last weekend. I initially had zero plans of watching Barbie and did it just so the wait for Oppenheimer wasn’t going to be too long. Came out impressed and surprised. Oppenheimer was great too, obviously.

I was also able to cross out Tár off my bucket list. Maybe one of my favorite films of 2022, just below Aftersun. In hindsight, I have no idea why Cate Blanchett lost.

Cops vs Thugs. It’s my second time watching it and it’s still great. Top tier police/yakuza film and top tier Kinji Fukasaku film.

The Battle with Honor and Humanity series should have been in the Criterion Collection. They practically released the dvd set ages ago.

One more before the month ends: Strawberry Mansion. I like the concept and the retrograde coloring, but it’s an okay movie. Nothing special.

I just watched Space Balls for the first time. My god, it’s the corniest movie I’ve ever seen. I did like the 4th wall break in the middle, but that’s about it.