Word: junoã
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...retain all the cuteness without the introspection. Those recent films that do present well-defined female characters—“Whale Rider,” “Thirteen,” “Juno??—generally center on adolescence, a morass of complexities that tends to subsume any secondary themes. Once they graduate high school, women tend to disappear from the screen in any meaningful way entirely, fading away as stock types, or arm candy, or background characters...
...more subtle show played out when one night the cast was given a new subtext for each of their characters. For example, Juno??s subtext was that her doctor had just informed her baby was actually a stillborn...
...crossed lovers are united by their worship of indie music—in particular the fictional group Where’s Fluffy. But for all its pretensions to understanding indie music fans, the movie comes across as contrived and unemotional. Nick, played by Michael Cera of “Juno?? and “Superbad” fame, is devastated after his girlfriend Tris (Alexis Dziena) breaks up with him. Being the generic emo-punk that he is, he makes her dozens of mix CDs with heart-rending titles such as—in one of the film?...
...lodged firmly in his cheek, Green’s latest effort is neither earth-shattering nor disappointing. Green, whose career plodded steadily forward after he entered the anti-folk scene in 1998, has recently garnered a lot of face time because of his appearance on the “Juno?? soundtrack with former Moldy Peaches bandmate Kimya Dawson. Green’s latest solo album may deliver a sarcastic shock or two to newer fans familiar with only his latest claim to fame. The album begins exuberantly and— though Green masks this sentiment in countless clever...
...pleas, the lies of her affair, and even her daughter, Annie is possibly the most flawed character. But her pitfalls, while frustrating, evoke our sympathies. In the midst of the adults’ tumultuous drama, Arthur develops a new relationship with his classmate, Lila (Olivia Thirlby, “Juno??). As the older characters become entrenched in a complex web of deception and animosity, Arthur and Lila’s banter is mercifully humorous and lighthearted. Their manner of dealing with the world around them is genuine, beautiful, and adorable—and seems more mature than...