For this Friday Movie Night, we’re continuing our run through this year’s Oscar nominees with the French legal thriller/mystery Anatomy of a Fall (2023), one of the best-reviewed movies of last year. It is by far the most popular and best-reviewed work of director Justine Triet to date. What happens when a lady is accused of murdering her husband, and the only characters who can possibly acquit her are her blind son and a dog? I guess we’ll find out. This is currently one of the highest-rated French films on Letterboxd. After that, since Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) was a hit last week, we’ll watch Boy (2010), another satirical comedy from renowned auteur Taika Waititi. A boy living on a New Zealand farm in the 80s with his pet goat has a rude awakening when his dad drops by and is nothing like he had imagined. They go on a hunt for a bag of buried money. Excellent reviews everywhere for this one, so let’s give it a whirl.

We’ll start at 9PM EST on Hextube, right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• Anatomy of a Fall: https://letterboxd.com/film/anatomy-of-a-fall/
• Boy: https://letterboxd.com/film/boy-2010/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• Anatomy of a Fall: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/1024885
• Boy: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/20131

CWs for Anatomy of a Fall:

• Someone leaves without saying goodbye.
• Child abandonment.
• Parental neglect.
• Domestic violence.
• Gaslighting.
• Alcohol abuse.
• Animal abuse.
• Sick dog.
• Someone is drugged.
• Broken bones.
• Finger mutilation.
• Unconsciousness.
• Death by falling.
• A sighted actor plays a blind person.
• Suicide references.
• Death of parent.
• Cheating.
• Natural bodies of water.
• Shower scene.
• Mannequins.
• Vomit.
• Bisexual cheating.
• PTSD.
• Mental illness.
• Unstable reality.
• Someone has a meltdown.
• Shaky cam.
• Obscene language.
• Blood and gore.

CWs for Boy:

• Domestic violence.
• Child abuse.
• Drug use.
• Alcohol abuse.
• Deaths of animals.
• Someone is hit by a car.
• Death of pet.
• Snakes.
• Haircut.
• A boy mentions that girls his age have showed him their underwear.
• Death of parent.
• Bath scene.
• Spitting.
• Needles.
• Violent mentally-ill person.
• Suicide attempt.
• Misophonia.
• Flashing lights.
• Michael Jackson and his music are prominently featured.
• Childbirth.
• Death of pregnant woman.
• Homophobic slurs.
• Swastika.
• Ableism.
• Screeching tires.
• Blood and gore.

Links to movies:

• Anatomy of a Fall: https://vimeo.com/911734313
• Boy: https://vimeo.com/911737510