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filmswithoutfaces · 1 year

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To Leslie (2022) dir. Michael Morris

#to leslie #filmedit #michael morris #andrea riseborough #marc maron #owen teague #allison janney #andre royo #films #movies #faceless

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theinsatiables · 1 year

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To Leslie - Michael Morris

#Michael Morris #To Leslie #Andrea Riseborough #Andre Royo #Film #Life

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laserpinksteam · 1 year

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Film after film: To Leslie (dir. Michael Morris, 2022)

There's an annoying aura of do-goodness about this film, focalizing around Maron's and Royo's performances. The first one, bringing his personal experience with sobriety, occasionally bumps into non-acted preachiness, which, while well-intentioned, stinks of being scripted. The latter, as the only self-presenting person of color, is given the trite exoticizing tropes and fewer lines, as well as little screen time. Clichéd costuming is also the case of Janney's and Root's characters, yet she is at least given a scene, at the film's end, that allows the actress to add hefty emotional layers to this otherwise frustrating characterization. Yet this film gripped and held my attention throughout: its story has a relaxed yet engaging pace, and it is photographed in a cool indie-typical way. At the center of it there's Riseborough's massive performance, which is very close to the camera that registers everything that goes on with her. She's an awesome, attention-grabbing, showy performer. When set within the context of other great actresses playing characters with alcohol-related problems, it's still second to my two favorites: Tilda Swinton in Julia and Gena Rowlands in Opening Night.

#filmafterfilm #to leslie #andrea riseborough #owen teague #allison janney #stephen root #andre royo #marc maron #michael morris #oscars 2023 #tilda swinton #gena rowlands

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moviemosaics · 1 year

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To Leslie

directed by Michael Morris, 2022

#To Leslie #Michael Morris #movie mosaics #Andrea Riseborough #Marc Maron #Allison Janney #Owen Teague #Andre Royo #Stephen Root

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2ndaryprotocol · 1 year

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The slick slasher sequel ‘The Collection’ sliced its way into theaters this day 10 years ago. 💀🔫🔥

“𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚋𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚍. 𝙱𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚐𝚘𝚝. 𝙱𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝚒𝚏 𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞, 𝚑𝚎’𝚜 𝚐𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚊 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚍𝚎𝚊𝚍.”

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z34l0t · 11 months

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#the wire #musical #parody #Sonja Sohn #Larry Gillard Jr.#Andre Royo #michael k. williams #Omar

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clemsfilmdiary · 1 year

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To Leslie (2022, Michael Morris)

2/28/23

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morewinepod · 2 months

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And don’t miss the rest of my chat with Jay Giles about #TheWire. In the bonus segment, we talk favorite seasons, impactful character introductions, and satisfying moments of character comeuppance. Out now!

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vallygirl285 · 7 months

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Love him so much in The Wire, Hand of God, Truth Be Told, and so many wonderful guest appearance and movies.

He just lays it all out and why the actors and the writers are striking.

Union Strong!!

#andre royo

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randomrichards · 10 months

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TO LESLIE:

She wins lottery

Squanders it through addiction

Road to rock bottom

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rookie-critic · 1 year

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Rookie-Critic's Top 25 Films of 2022: #17: To Leslie (dir. Michael Morris)

Jumping from one of the list's earliest additions to one of it's last, To Leslie snuck up on me. Frankly, I think it snuck up on the entire country. How did the lead actress in a film that only earned $31.5K at the box office get nominated for one of the most prestigious film awards of the year? Personally, I think the answer is more innocent than the controversy surrounding the nomination leads people to believe, and on top of that, Andrea Riseborough, who plays the titular Leslie in the film, is absolutely deserving of that nomination. Surprisingly enough, if Michelle Yeoh hadn't been nominated for Everything, Everywhere, All at Once this year, Riseborough most likely would have been my personal pick out of the other four actresses nominated. The heartwarming, but difficult journey of Leslie as she attempts to course-correct her life after over a decade of alcoholism might be a tale as old as time, but director Michael Morris and screenwriter Ryan Binaco's laser-focus and unapologetic honesty in the way they portray Leslie's recovery is so unique that it doesn't really matter that this is ultimately a story you've seen before. The time spent showing the audience the realities and consequences of Leslie's alcohol abuse on the people she was close to isn't small, and I appreciate a film that asks it's viewers to forgive their flawed protagonist for the person she was without sweeping her past abuses under the rug, without sugarcoating the bad or glorifying the good they're doing now. It also paints a very realistic portrayal of the idea that the struggle of staying sober, of staying clean, might never go away. It's a film that remembers without condemning, and loves in spite of its protagonist's flaws. I'm honestly glad that the awards campaign for Riseborough was so successful, because it put this film on my radar when I otherwise would have overlooked it completely. Currently available to rent/purchase on digital (iTunes, Amazon, Vudu, etc.). Read my full review of To Leslie here.

#The Top 25 Films of 2022 #To Leslie #Michael Morris #Andrea Riseborough #Marc Maron #Owen Teague #Andre Royo #Allison Janney #Stephen Root #James Landry Hébert #James Landry Hebert #film review #movie review #2022 films

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erstwhile-punk-guerito · 1 year

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