I watched this in my movie club and let me tell you...comparing this to Requiem for a Dream should be illegal. not only do i think it’s ridiculous to compare them purely on the basis of “they do drugs,” but they’re just two completely different films. Christiane F. is a beautiful story about a real young girl struggling with heroin addiction--there’s no excessive dramatization, no flashy effects or theatrical touches, it just is. and that’s what her real life was…

i guess i have a weird metric for rating movies, because sometimes i’m so harsh on technical or creative elements, and other times i’m willing to completely overlook flaws. with Stay, it’s one of those times i’m willing to overlook them. i think the plot falls short in a lot of ways—it’s confusing and left me feeling a bit unfulfilled and lost—but i can ignore that. this movie is beautiful in almost every other aspect. the cinematography goes above and…

there's so much to say about this, i almost don't know where to start. i'll begin with this: i had absolutely no idea the plot would lead to where it did. at first, it was hard to tell what direction it was going, but it quickly picked up the pace and i started to understand what was happening. even after my first watch, though, i'm still not entirely sure what the point is. i've always been very drawn to works…