Licorice Pizza

Two main thoughts on Alana (my curiosity drawcard here):

1. I was so irrationally annoyed that her name was also Alana (PTA's fault)

2. She was really good at exuding hot-girl-energy despite being, to me, not-hot.

One thumbs down - at one point I was looking around the cinema and counting how many fire extinguishers there were (one). PTA, I have given you so many chances and we just do not click at all. Never again, I shall stop wasting my time.

Bridget Jones' Diary

I spent the whole time without pants on (costume requirement). 

Two thumbs up - classic MovieClubFoodClub to be running late (that omelette isn't going to make a mess by itself), and interrogating other opinions afterwards. This is a safe space, but still a judgemental space.

The French Dispatch

I enjoyed the scathing review by Shane Danielsen in The Monthly (that Yvonne shared) much more than the film.

One thumbs down - it wasn't even pretty enough to make up for being so pretentious and convoluted. There was no purpose here except Wes wanking himself off jamming everything into the film. 

Promising Young Woman

Thank you Daniel for showing me the 'two shots of vodka' (gluglugluglug) video. I laughed so so hard.

One and three quarters thumbs up - the original two thumbs was indeed a bit hasty, but it is still very good.

Dune

Well that was a lot more exciting than 'an old lady walked into a room and looked at Paul' of the first (and only) 10 pages of the book. 

One and three quarters thumbs up - as a Chalamet-unenthusiast, he was perfect! I liked everything about him in this. And also, Rebecca Ferguson! Who is being robbed of poster time.