Tangerine

sean baker is fucking great at making films so real and authentic, and the final, man… 10/10

incredibly funny, wildly entertaining, and strangely endearing. a multitude of stories from absurd city-dwelling characters of all walks of life, shot on iphone with off-putting electronic music and absurdly strong cinematography. an early success from genius sean baker

Such a perfect Christmas movie. It was so fun. Not the best start but that’s why I’ve been “watching” it for months. I’m so glad I finished it

I feel much the same about this film as I do The Florida Project - a deeply personal story filled with a bunch of entirely unlikeable characters.

I know not every character in a film needs to be liked, but I hated all of them. They’re all utterly obnoxious, as a result leaving the whole film feeling tedious. You can say the same about Anora I suppose, but there it feels far more balanced with likeable moments, and importantly comedy. Comedy which was lacking here in every way, I think it was meant to be - but perhaps it’s just not my humour.

Big fan of the whole aesthetic, being shot on a phone, the colour grading etc. it all looks incredibly unique and stylised. Music choices worked often also which was great. I came to like it toward the end, but everything that came before was too uninviting.

what seemed like a hard watch at first because of the filming quickly became an entertaining but very raw and real story about friendship, love, and struggle. sean baker is the expert at storytelling for people who would otherwise be overlooked.

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8.3