Screenshots At The End of The Cineverse
Expert commentary on film excerpts that sometimes resemble life as I know it.
14 films · 142 stills · click a film to read the commentary
Mary and Max 2009
We have all been Max at some point.
We have all been Max at some point - part deux.
Self-defense against pigeons 101.
Oh, to come home to this home. <3
Neither can we, Max. Neither can we.
It is really clear that I can really relate to Max a little too much.
Really.
Truth.
Frank 2014
They do not.
Be like Frank.
I prefer thinking in G minor.
I think it's called people.
Man Up 2015
Trainspotting 1996
We've all been Spud.
Life, in a nutshell.
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl 2015
World, take note.
Because.
I love soup.
The 8th one sings.
Submarine 2015
Passive aggressive compliments 101.
Yep.
Yes.
If I have cake.
We've all wanted to say this at some point.
There is no spoooooon.
I don't like how accurate this is.
Goals.
Goals part deux.
Goals all the way.
Moonrise Kingdom 2012
What I really heard is, "Watch out for life. It will bite you if you live."
Me, flirting.
Adulthood.
"What's your favourite flavour of ice cream?"
Whenever someone tries to give me a compliment.
Things that take a while to understand.
You tell 'em, Sam.
So many goals in one picture.
I really want to know this plot.
These are a few of my favourite things.
Wes Anderson loves Pink Floyd.
Dazed and Confused 1993
Linklater-sensei always has the right lessons to teach.
Illuminati origins.
Annual Budget - 1789.
Slater was the original Giorgio A. Tsoukalos.
#ThingsThatTake20YearsToUnderstandAndYouMightBeDeadByTheTimeYouGetThere
Hi, you know who you are.
I want my coffin to have ice cream.
Alright Alright Alright.
Beta Band face. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsbR2dEmHGc
High Fidelity 2000
Brb. Checking status with Satan.
Trivia question to boy troubles.
Because you don't return books.
Relating severely.
Hi, you know who you are.
Mothership.
Things I don't agree with but empathise all the same.
Me, to ice cream.
(Shameless plug in: http://8tracks.com/sundermanbegins)
WITH A DYSFUNCTIONAL FLUSH.
I've been proven wrong. Sigh.
Swiss Army Man 2016
Especially when we all have to pay for the ticket.
All writers on deadline day.
I do not like your accuracy.
How comforting.
Turn them into therapists.
Good to know.
The absolute worst.
I DON'T KNOW YOU TELL ME I'M SO DONE UGH.
Don't. Open. This. Can. Of. Worms.
If you figure it out, call me. Thanks.
I hate texts.
Everyday, to everything.
Frances Ha 2012
Like life.
Nature's call.
Especially after you refused to let me have your falafels.
THANK YOU, FRANCES.
Yes and it's a good point to be at.
The Prose of Proust on a Plane.
Favourite part of the movie <-------- ------->
Refer previous slide.
"Has your butt been hugged today?"
That's fine as long as I don't have to sleep in front of one.
In this scene, we see all the people Frances touched in her life gathered at her dance recital. I've always wondered this - if your entire life was on stage, whose faces would you like to see in the audience? Who among them would actually turn up?
That's because you're white.
I hate it when my mother is right.
Where the Wild Things Are 2009
I need someone to appreciate the technique with which I'm destroying my life.
* prolonged silence *
But sadness is always the best way to be sad.
Good for you, Judith and Ira.
I'm not so sure about that.
Me, to my parents, everyday.
It's called The Island of Does Not Exist.
WHO WANTS TO BE MY FAVOURITE COLOUR?
Intro karao.
Adulthood explained.
* heart breaking audibly *
<3
20th Century Women 2016
No, it's expensive.
This movie is full of people asking the right questions.
Sigh.
Because, mother, I majored in hindsight.
Well, Actually...
My music journalism origin story.
So they proceeded to make 'Punk Is Not Dead T-Shirts' on Vistaprint.
And yet.
This feels more intimate to me than any sexual gesture, for some reason.
Because not everybody can afford therapy.
Good enough.
Me, about my intestines during my endoscopy.
What's even real?
I don't know how I'd feel about this movie if it didn't talk about loneliness the way it does.
I'm a very learned woman.
Thank you.
Everybody, go hug your mom.
We just dream about being able to afford air conditioners.
Santa Barbara is hell.
Arrival 2016
Neither am I.
Favourite nonverbal communication.
Nothing is as linear as we like to think it is.
This rememberance is my doom.
A question governments ought to ask themselves often.
Things I want to hear more often.