films &mdash; verity's correspondance book https://wordsmith.social/verity-writes/tag:films reactions and lil posts Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:14:26 +0000 Wicked Little Letters (2023) https://wordsmith.social/verity-writes/wicked-little-letters-2023 <![CDATA[In which Olivia Colman gets to swear colourfully and fluently. It's respectability politics. It's slightly romanticised small-town politics and malignant gossip. It's white woman tears, weaponised, and a whole "cycle of abuse" storyline. This was quite fun to watch, and had a decently satisfying ending. films]]> In which Olivia Colman gets to swear colourfully and fluently.

It's respectability politics. It's slightly romanticised small-town politics and malignant gossip. It's white woman tears, weaponised, and a whole “cycle of abuse” storyline.

This was quite fun to watch, and had a decently satisfying ending.

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]]> https://wordsmith.social/verity-writes/wicked-little-letters-2023 Sat, 31 Aug 2024 15:26:05 +0000 A Haunting in Venice (2023) https://wordsmith.social/verity-writes/a-haunting-in-venice-2023 <![CDATA[I didn't initially realise that this was part of a series of Branagh-directed Poirot films. It's an atmospheric, creepy murder mystery. Set mostly in a country house, like locked-room-style Poirot stories, it almost feels claustrophobic, and it could probably be set anywhere, not specific to Venice. The story is interesting enough though: a murder in the framing of a ghost story; post-war memories; strong characters. Speaking of aesthetic, Branagh's moustache is impressive. films]]> I didn't initially realise that this was part of a series of Branagh-directed Poirot films. It's an atmospheric, creepy murder mystery. Set mostly in a country house, like locked-room-style Poirot stories, it almost feels claustrophobic, and it could probably be set anywhere, not specific to Venice. The story is interesting enough though: a murder in the framing of a ghost story; post-war memories; strong characters.

Speaking of aesthetic, Branagh's moustache is impressive.

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