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Lauren Greenwood's avatar

I'm crying just reading your review, Amanda!! This film effected me so deeply. The minute I finished it, I added a reminder in my phone: "It's your last day on earth". Now every morning I get a little digital nudge to live in the moment. This film quite literally changed my daily existence. Excellent film and outstanding review!

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Amanda Kusek's avatar

Ohhh I love that you set that reminder, so smart. This movie shook me and I am really happy to find out I am not alone!

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Bo's avatar

This got me thinking about we all probably have at least one person we wish we had spent more time with and one person we wish we had never met. For some of us it’s the same person, which is deeply confusing, heartbreaking, and bittersweet.

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Amanda Kusek's avatar

Ooof yeah. Being human is so messy.

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Noah Gittell's avatar

This was my favorite movies of last year, and I very much enjoyed your write-up of it. That is all.

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Amanda Kusek's avatar

Amazing - thank you as always for reading!

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Tim Lieder's avatar

It was an odd movie to recommend to friends given the title.

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Gary Trujillo's avatar

Great movie. The ending fucked me up. 🥲

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Amanda Kusek's avatar

It's killer.

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Akos Peterbencze's avatar

“...even older men have reported being “f— up over this movie in a good way.”

Yup, yup, yup. It is one of my favorite movies from last year. Caught me by surprise, knocking me on my old ass. Great write-up, Amanda.

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Amanda Kusek's avatar

Thanks so much! It really surprised me and it makes me happy to hear how many other people feel so strongly about it.

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Justin Horton's avatar

Great movie. Great essay. And thanks for the shout-out!

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Amanda Kusek's avatar

Hell yeah!

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Tim Lieder's avatar

I loved how older Elliot was the one that ultimately needed to grow and learn from this.

Also noted the fact that neither actress looks like the other but it didn't matter.

https://open.substack.com/pub/marlowe1/p/three-john-cheever-stories-about?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=sllf3

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Amanda Kusek's avatar

Both points are so true. I need to listen to my inner 18-year-old more.

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Dursin's avatar

I am a straight, white male, and I cried, too. Having lost my mother recently, that part really hit me. And Aubrey Plaza is one of my favorite actors and handles Old Ass beautifully. Great piece. Thanks for tackling this wonderful movie.

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Amanda Kusek's avatar

And thank you for reading!

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