Sophie 

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Ex-film marketer who believes films belong to everyone, not the discourse™. Founded That Final Scene to write about their endings, evolved to explore how cinema shapes the lives we live. Phantom Thread >>>>>
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That Final Scene
That Final Scene
By Sophie
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Michael Marshall Smith
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Smart piece, as always.

That Final Scene
That Final Scene
jeremy strong, kieran culkin, and the cost of caring too much
Sophie
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Strong vs. Culkin. Method vs. vibes. The eternal Hollywood showdown just reached its Oscar climax, and I can't stop thinking about how class plays into this whole "trying too hard" discourse. Our obsession with effortless success is class warfare dressed in cashmere, and I'm ready to defend the Jeremy Strongs of the world who aren't afraid to show their sweat.

Fresh at That Final Scene today.

That Final Scene
That Final Scene
jeremy strong, kieran culkin, and the cost of caring too much
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Charlotte Simmons
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Reactionary irony is the coup d'état of emotional insecurity, while the actual revolution lies in radically giving a damn.

A necessary read. Kudos, Sophie!

Strong breaks this rule. He shows the sweat. He makes public the effort it takes to transform yourself into something else, whether that's Kendall Roy or Roy Cohn. And that visibility of effort is deeply uncomfortable to people who've spent their lives pretending their privileges are just natural qualities.
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