sweeneytom

Joyland

“Sometimes I feel like I have nothing that's my own. Everything feels borrowed or stolen from someone else” A man with history of unemployment, and his wife in a larger family expecting a son, and a trans dancer. The common thread binding them all, made clearer by the stunning second half, is unhappiness with their current situations in this life. Disappointment. Yearning for something better. Something more. A struggle that's not so easy, no matter where you are in this world; a quieter moment encompassing the weight of this burden is when one's asked to tell a joke and can only come up with one where the punchline is "the fate of love is death" Saim Sadiq makes his presence felt in this powerful directorial feature debut, executive produced by Riz Ahmed and Malala Yousafzai; keep an eye out for his work going forward. Ditto for the three aforementioned stars (Ali Junejo, Rasti Farooq and Alina Khan respectively)

Lex

Joyland

ah yes, another man centered movie whilst the main character could've been the transgender or the woman.

honey

Joyland

The film tenderness feels restrained, as if every character is afraid of taking up too much emotional space. Silence does most of the work here. Words are scarce, but glances linger long enough to become confessions. There is an ache in how intimacy is framed not as fulfillment, but as something constantly postponed, always conditional

reynata

Joyland

"I feel like I have nothing that's my own, everything feels borrowed or stolen from someone else".

julia ♡

Joyland

alina khan is absolutely radiantin this. wow. what a performance i love how tactile this film feels, like a 70s or 80s movie—everything is real, and textured, and colorful without trying too hard.