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In Luca Guadagnino’s sexy thriller, Tilda Swinton is a legendary rock diva, recuperating with her lover on the small Italian island of Pantelleria. Her obnoxious ex-, Ralph Fiennes, imposes himself on them, and tries to win her back. A gorgeous remake of 1969 La Piscine, and based on David Hockney luxurious Los Angeles painting. [more inside]
posted by growabrain on Apr 4, 2025 - 3 comments

Twenty-five years after environmental collapse left the Earth uninhabitable, Mother, Father and Son are confined to their palatial bunker, where they struggle to maintain hope and a sense of normalcy by clinging to the rituals of daily life—until the arrival of a stranger, Girl, upends their happy routine. As tensions rise, their seemingly idyllic existence starts to crumble. [more inside]
posted by growabrain on Jan 18, 2025 - 6 comments

When a disc containing memoirs of Osbourne Cox, former CIA analyst, falls into the hands of Linda Litzke and Chad Feldheimer, the two gym employees see a chance to make enough money for her to have life-changing cosmetic surgery. Predictably, events whirl out of control for the duo doofuses and those in their orbit. [more inside]
posted by growabrain on Oct 30, 2015 - 16 comments