charlie groll.

Movie Journal

The Last Journey (2024)
★★★★

Mar 30, 2025
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I always say that my favorite type of movie is a slice of life, and typically a devastating one. This starts out devastating in the most relatable way. It reminds me of a lyric "I'm not afraid to die, I'm afraid to live and not remember why," and it was pretty magical to watch a man regain his reason "why."
Oh, and our hosts are beautiful people and the editing is pure whimsy.

Dropping Molly (2024)

½

Mar 30, 2025
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Been loving all the content normalizing mental health

Chasing Time (2024)

½

Mar 30, 2025
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You've been a good little camera.

The Last Observers (2024)

½

Mar 30, 2025
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We've had a damn good life.

Death of a Unicorn (2025)
★★★

Mar 28, 2025
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It really is the comedy horror era, and this was just some good ol’ fashioned fun.
I enjoyed the character building and natural/quippy dialogue. I didn’t enjoy the camera work.

Hotel Chevalier (2007)

½

Mar 27, 2025
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This is the closest we may ever get to Wes giving us a non-Wes film.

Princess Mononoke (1997)
★★★★ ½

Mar 26, 2025
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Got to see the 4K remaster in IMAX 😍

Anora (2024)
★★★★ ½

Mar 19, 2025
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Rewatching let me really sit back and take in the Sean Baker style. Especially since I’ve seen Tangerine between then and now, I really see the evolution of how Sean uses a camera and deep character building to make stories come to life. I also loved being able to let the photography wash over me and feel the breaths in the story more.

Halfrican American (2024)
★★★★ ½

Mar 15, 2025
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This was a ton of fun! I really felt the message of "otherness" and then, eventually, the feeling of belonging, and the journey to get us from one feeling to the other in a funny and warm, comforting way was just a joy.
This won Best Short Film at the Boulder International Film Festival, and Zeke gave a short Q&A after the screening.

Spacewoman (2024)

½

Mar 16, 2025
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A well-told story about an incredible woman. The access to both home- and NASA-footage made this story complete, and I’m glad we got to hear from her family a considerable amount.