10/11/20 Cuties and the French tradition of transgression in performance

Here is the link to my October 11, 2020, Twitter thread about how the Maïmouna Doucouré film Cuties fits into the traditional French cinematic tropes of queerness and transgression in dance and stage performances.

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4/21/20 review of the film Peppermint Soda, directed by Diane Kurys

Here is the link to my April 21, 2020, Twitter thread review of the film Peppermint Soda, directed by Diane Kurys.

After this review, I took 10 days off from Twitter to take care of my moving process.

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3/8/20 review of the film Kung-Fu Master!, by Agnès Varda

Here is the link to my March 8, 2020, Twitter thread review of the film Kung-Fu Master!, by Agnès Varda.

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11/4/18 review of the film Le Livre D'Image, directed by Jean-Luc Godard

Here is the link to my November 4, 2018, Twitter thread review of the film Le Livre D'Image, directed by Jean-Luc Godard, and which I saw at the 41st annual Denver Film Festival.

Twitter's platform has twisted each of my threads through 2018 and 2019 out of chronological order. This thread is affected, but is still mostly coherent. My apologies.

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11/6/17 review of film Faces Places, by Agnes Varda and JR

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film Faces Places, directed by Agnes Varda and JR.

This thread gives a summary of the film, which documents a photo-mural project Varda and JR did across France. The thread gives some background on Varda and JR. The thread discusses the film's style, its vision of France, and its vision of Varda herself. It discusses my favorite moments from the film and the music of the film.

I saw this film at the 40th Annual Denver Film Festival in Denver, Colorado.

10/13/15 review of the film Breathe, directed by Melanie Laurent

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film Breathe, directed by Melanie Laurent.

In the film Breathe is about how two girls, Charlie (Josephine Japy), an intellectual girl, and Sarah (Lou de Laage), a free-spirited girl, form an intense, painful, obsessive, and ultimately dangerous bond. In my thread, I discuss elements of the story arc that I found interesting, as well as how I identified with each character.

Here is the trailer for Breathe.

I saw this film at the Denver Film Society, a great movie theater in Denver, Colorado.

5/9/15 review of Bruno Dumont film P'tit Quinquin

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film P'tit Quinquin by Bruno Dumont.

In my review I discuss the basic plot of P'tit Quinquin, a French TV miniseries that was made into a film. The plot follows two detectives and a group of kids in the Bolonnais region during a series of strange and surreal deaths that might possibly also be murders. I discuss some themes of war, violence, and sexuality, as well as some of my favorite characters and scenes.

Here is the trailer for the film P'tit Quinquin.

Also, I saw this film at the Denver Film Society. If you are in Denver, I recommend visiting them. They're great.

4/5/15 review of film Bande de Filles by Celine Sciamma

Here is the link to my Twitter thread review of the film Bande de filles by Celine Sciamma.

In my review, I compare the film to works by Joyce Carol Oates, Cheryl Strayed, and Osamu Tezuka. I discuss how the film explores individual growth through a commitment to one's life path. I discuss some of the fun moments in the film, as well as some of the nice visuals. I also compare the film to Love Hina, Switchblade Sisters, and The 400 Blows. I'm not totally sure all those comparisons are more than simply capricious.

Here is the trailer for the film Bande de filles.