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To the Bone is a movie about this anorexic young woman played by Lily Collins and her struggles to get through her eating disorder in this home for rehab. On trailers it even looked a bit sweet and hopeful, but as expected from its subject, this is one sad, sad movie.

First of all, the acting is great. Lily Collins is better than ever, she kills this role. Everyone did a great job, but she just carries this movie so strongly. The direction is okay. Not remarkable, but okay. Script has some really nice stuff, but the plot itself is a bit problematic because at some point it jusr stops and doesn't really go anywhere for a while. That killed this movie a bit for me. The emotion is there, but it gets a little sleazy so I ended up really wanting it to end, but partly because it was such a torture in a good way. So, when it comes to translating emotion it worked perfectly (there are especially two heart-wrenching scenes in the third act that will break your heart and might make some cry). I don't know what these experiences usually are like, but I heard ot was brought well.

Basically, it can get a bit too slow at times, but other than that it's a really emotional experience. Not a pleasant one, but well done.

The Emoji Movie...okay, I just made a bit of pause because I don't even know how to start this. Let me just start how I usually start. The premise. So in this boy's phone, there's a city called Textopolis where all emojis live (?) and wait to be picked by that boy. And we follow the emoji that has multiple emotions and he's supposed to be "meh". So he wants to kinda cure himself on this journey through all kinds of product placements possible.

At the same time that boy Alex who owns the phone tries to make her like him with an emoji because I guess emojis and technology are the only way to express your feelings this days, and there's even a quote in this movie about how emojis is the most important form of human communication. I'm not lying, I'm not exaggerating, they said that. It's freaking line from this movie. If you still don't believe me, I don't blame you, just don't try to make sure while seeing it for yourself. You DO NOT need that in your life. You have better things to do with your time. Just imagine something like The Lego Movie, Tron and Inside Out if all of them were one giant cash-grab of a "movie". Halfway through, I couldn't even tell if I was watching a movie or a feature-length commercial. With every cliché an animated kids movie could possibly fall into. Lead isn't who everyone wants him to be? Check. "Funny" sidekick on a journey? Check. Group arguing before the third act starts? Check. A character supposedly dies? Check. A dance sequence to a pop song (possibly by Pitbull)? Check. Only this one isn't even relevant anymore. Wanna know what it is? Well, even if you don't, I just can't resist. It's FEEL THIS MOMENT? GET IT?! BECAUSE THEY ARE EMOJIS AND THEY FEEL THINGS?! Ha, ain't that clever?!

Okay, I don't think I have anything else to say and even if I do, it's probably nothing good. Avoid this and maybe you'll save the movie industry at least a little bit.

The Big Sick is a movie about a Pakistan- born comedian Kumail who enters a relationship with this ordinary American girl Emily and has to face prejudice about his culture as well as his family's belief in arranged marriage. It's also based on an actual experience of the actors playing the two leads, but I don't know how much of it.

But that doesn't matter. This movie was a very, VERY pleasant surprise. I had zero interest into seeing it even though it had good reviews, but months later it was still talked about, so i decided to go with it. And I'm really glad I did because not only that it's entertaining despite its length, but it's also heartfelt with a powerful message that isn't overly preachy (which I was afraid it would be). The performances are gold, everyone is great, but the Kumail Najiani stunned me. I would go as far to say he was Oscar-worthy here. Also, because the cast isn't really filled with big stars, you just kinda get this sense of realism and with all the convincing acting you really feel like you're watching real people and their struggles. The first two acts are pure perfection. The last third isn't as great, it's a bit messy and sometimes struggles with balancing the subplots, but it doesn't stick out that much. Though, it's still there, it's noticeable and that's why I'm not giving it a 10.

Still, this was a very pleasant and moving surprise that I will gladly re-watch.