😢 Nomadland + Pieces of a Woman | TIFF 2020 Reviews

[@monkeyangelo717]

I could listen to you talk about films all day! Congratulations on your dream coming true to gain acess to these festivals! You deserve it!

[@ImpressionBlend]

Aww thank you so much!

[@Santiago_Handle]

Bilingual, well read, announcer voice and beautiful. Somebody please give this woman a show of her own or put her in a news channel. What are those talent hunters doing????!!!!

[@zachpajak7493]

^seconded and thirded by better half and me! )) (and fourthed and fifthed and onward and upward by everyone who gets it) :D

[@zachpajak7493]

P.S. to Santiago S: your profile pic there is hysterical-love it! 😂

[@Aristotle8]

I loved every moment of Nomadland. For its entire run in the theatre the audience were dead quiet. Unbelievable film

[@jobuckley2999]

Good Lord. Thirty films. Wow. I love Frances McDormand in anything. Her 3 Billboards performance was stellar. Thanks for the reviews.

[@ImpressionBlend]

More than I watch in an average month, to be honest haha Thanks for watching!

[@FilmSpeak]

Your initial thoughts and enthusiasm for Pieces of a Woman was one of the reasons I was so excited for it...boy, you weren’t kidding. It was incredibly powerful, devastating and expertly performed. I’ll be rooting for Kirby all awards season. Beautiful film!

[@ImpressionBlend]

Well hello! Fancy seeing you here))) I thought McDormand had another Best Actress Oscar in the bag, but after seeing this I think Kirby is going to sweep everything she's nominated for. I'm still recovering from this film, to be honest. Will you be doing a full video review?

[@martinpalmers9061]

Impression Blend That was exactly my reaction. Did you see Ammonite? I was so disappointed by it. I don’t think Winslet is going to win the Oscar. Tbh, its a race between Kirby and Mcdormand. For me, I loved Anotner Round the most. I hope it wins best foreign feature.

[@FilmSpeak]

Impression Blend Yes! I will. Have the whole thing written out and plan on recording it in the next week or so. It’s kinda crazy how it hasn’t left my mind either. I hadn’t really thought about the structure of it until you mentioned of it, but it’s incredibly ambitious & effective. Seeing Nomadland this week, but I’ll be shocked if I’m still not team Kirby afterwards haha. Though McDormand seems like the academy pick...

[@RadioGirLF]

"Devastating" is THE keyword for my enjoyment be it in books, movies or tv shows.

[@ImpressionBlend]

I knew I wasn't the only one!

[@knickknackkat8624]

"Frances McDormand Writes a Shopping List: The Movie" would be an excellent sequel to "Rooney Mara Eats a Pie: The Movie". I would be all over it! :D Thank you, Marianna, for the reviews. Both movies seem really interesting. "Nomadland" comes to Polish cinemas January 29, so I'll watch it for sure! There's no release date for "Pieces of a Woman" yet, but I have a gut feeling we'll be getting it sometime soon :)

[@aggressivecomix]

These sound amazing! I loooove Frances McDormand so I'll definitely be on the lookout for that one :) also...low key love any film that will emotionally wreck me so I NEED to see pieces of a woman

[@ImpressionBlend]

I don't think anyone is ready for that 30 minute scene in the begging of "Pieces of a Woman", tbh lol

[@bennyl.5]

I'm still gonna work on some music for you soon. For your channel. I'm trying to match your vibe but if you wanna give me some direction that's always cool. Not expecting you to use it unless you totally dig it. Made something for this other youtubers horror channel, luckily she liked it and uses it. Like I mentioned just a bored television composer trying to keep myself occupied, and I do watch your channel. Big movie fan obviously. Well good movies

[@ImpressionBlend]

@@bennyl.5 Aww thank you so much! I've never had anyone make something for my channel before, you're too kind. Just think of my favorite things - sci-fi, horror, moody things, dreams, and hope for humanity ))

[@bennyl.5]

@@ImpressionBlend Wow. Your descriptions say so much. That's awesome. I'll keep you posted. Cool

[@bennyl.5]

@@ImpressionBlend hey. I started something for you. Got the sci fi and horror going, just need to bring in the moody, dreams and hope side. I'll keep working on it. You're channel is not very goth or dark so I do wanna get a nice balanced tone, and also not just go Stranger Things, even though that's cool music of course

[@gurutattoo75]

Shia Labeouf has been having quite the resurgence these past couple years with The Peanut Butter Falcon, Honey Boy, and now what seems like Pieces of a Woman... I'm all for it. He has been excellent.

[@JLamstudio]

Pieces of a Woman 👩 is a GREAT movie with amazing performances by Ellen Burstyn and Vanessa Kirby. The ending was transcendent. 🍎 My favorite line, “She smelled like apples 🍎 “

[@AshtonGleckman]

This is a fantastic channel! Been following it for a while now but figured I’d leave a comment saying bravo for your work. Thank you for the coverage, look forward to seeing these two films when they’re out

[@65g4]

I cant wait to see Nomadland

[@JLamstudio]

i LOVE Vanessa Kirby and will and have watch anything she is in, including THE CROWN 👑 and her character in Mission Impossible was amazing. This reminds me of 21 Grams! Can’t wait!

[@HalR44]

Hi Mariana! Hope you're doing well! Have you watched the Netflix "The Devil All The Time" already? If so I am curious to find out your take on it. I look forward to seeing your feedback or review of it.

[@Auntyalias2014]

Golden Globes wins...Best Movie Drama an Best Director! I enjoyed your review od Nomadland.

[@michaelbuckley2513]

Frances McDormand is critically underrated, she’s great in everything I’ve seen her in. Also I’m liking the longer hair on you!

[@65g4]

Just saw Nomadland in the theatre yesterday really loved it. Great film, beautiful cinematography great acting my number 2 film of 2020.

[@sketchyed]

You’ve made me SO keen to see ‘Pieces Of A Woman’! You had me at “it’s going to wreck you” 🤣 Amazing reviews, as always! ❤️

[@layma5113]

Congrats on your accreditation! It's so well deserved. And thank you for these great spoiler-free reviews, I always add a couple of films you recommend to my "To Watch" list 😊

[@ImpressionBlend]

Thank you so much! I couldn't believe my eyes when I got the email ))

[@kaymaldo]

30 films, you are an icon!!!!

[@ImpressionBlend]

I may have fried my brain, it's more than I usually watch in a month lol

[@TheAnadromist]

Thanks for the tips and TIFFs Marianna! Radar alerted.

[@ImpressionBlend]

haha you're very welcome!

[@ethidian3444]

6:09 "The film does something unusual: it starts with the character's life altering event most films would use as a plot point further into the story." Three Colors Blue does the same. Works brilliantly.

[@rarevidz100]

Yehey, so happy for your invite...

[@samsmith4135]

Pieces of woman i can't wait to watch this movie. Thanks for review maria :) 😁

[@fritzlang5540]

This is perfect timing , I was just reading up on Nomadland after never hearing about it before. But it caught my curiosity since Frances Mcdormand is my second favorite actress. The #1 title goes to Amy Adams, however they both have that thing in common where I’ll watch them in pretty much anything .So with that being said you can go ahead and count me in ! 👍😆

[@ImpressionBlend]

Aww I love Amy Adams as well, definitely one of my favorites. You're going to love "Nomadland" then - it's all her, most of the film.

[@megamoviez]

Fritz Lang My favorite is Cate Blanchett with Amy Adams and Frances McDormand at 2 and 3.

[@fritzlang5540]

Mega MovieZ Cate Blanchett is great as well , that’s not a bad pick 👊

[@fritzlang5540]

Impression Blend I can’t wait 😊

[@omarhadji1271]

I hope you will review Happiest Season, Run, Freaky, I’m Your Woman, Promising Young Woman.

[@grafffuller3265]

Another great review. I'm really interested in Pieces of a Woman. Thank you.

[@ImpressionBlend]

Thank you so much! Can't wait for you guys to watch it and discuss

[@SteampunkCentral]

Okay I'm hype for Nomadland. Really like the poster as well.

[@zachpajak7493]

WOW. So glad you had this experience, and these two particular films sound VERY special, goodness. Apples to orange, but am placing them right under ‘Dune’ as most personally anticipated for 2020. Looking forward to your upcoming videos-all sound awesome!!! )))

[@ImpressionBlend]

Well, we all know "Dune" has been my most anticipated for the longest time now ))

[@zachpajak7493]

Impression Blend absolutely, and understandably so on many, many levels )) If you haven’t had a chance to check out Stephen Colbert’s interview with Denis Villeneuve and the cast of ‘Dune’, it is worth checking out

[@zachpajak7493]

And of course, fingers crossed and hoping ‘Dune’ is the rare 10/10 that you give in 2020 🤞❤️ 🥘 (using cooking pot emoji because perhaps it has the spice in it 🙃)

[@lindsayweimer2208]

Excited for both of this! Destroy meeee filmsss

[@ImpressionBlend]

Our specialty! :D

[@ChowDownDetroit]

Excited to watch both of these films!

[@ImpressionBlend]

They're definitely worth the hype!

[@Wats06071]

Thanks for reviews. Great to see you are starting to get invitations to film festivals. Frances McDormand..I am buying. :)

[@ImpressionBlend]

Thanks for watching!

[@megamoviez]

Seeing Nomadland Saturday at the NYFF! I cannot wait now!

[@ImpressionBlend]

Yesss! Please, come back and let me know what you thought after you watch it!

[@gavinhenderson7250]

Nomadland isn't coming to the U.K till early January but it honestly looks like my next obsession. Pieces of a Woman has me hyped too, glad I'll definitely get to see it.

[@ImpressionBlend]

Ah, it's going to be one of those that happen in 2021 for a lot of people then. Either way, it's worth the wait ))

[@rickg8015]

Yes.. Sarah Snook from Predestination.. I hope she gets more lead roles. She’s fantastic.. I’m eager to see more of your TIFF reviews.. BTW, Marianna.. Did you already watch last year’s Undone on Prime? It’s really good and is right up your alley.. I’m not sure when season 2 would be out though.

[@ImpressionBlend]

Have you been watching "Succession"? She's in that series as well, and I hear she's excellent (of course she is). Haven't gotten to it myself yet, but I'm hoping to watch it soon. Same goes for "Undone" - definitely on my watchlist!

[@rickg8015]

Impression Blend I’ve seen a few a episodes of Succession before I’ve moved into a new place earlier this year before the pandemic hit.. I would need to catch up soon! It’s a real ensemble cast, non of which are really likeable lol (the characters they play I mean).. Have a great week. Cheers!

[@Kai-vk2xs]

Well well well. Look who’s back.

[@pedrorocha9722]

Two movies that fall short of the glory. As for Frances, great as she is, it's not enough to save the film.

[@dukeon]

You really know how to find those uplifting films for an anxiety-laden 2020 Mariana! Just kidding, both sound very interesting and if you rate them 9/10 then I know they’ll be worth the watch. I like quirky road movies quite a bit, and what a coincidence I think Frances McDormand is one of the greatest actresses in the business, so yeah: Will definitely be seeing Nomadland. As for Pieces of a Woman, it sounds like a great idea from a filmmaking standpoint to put the 30-minute SCENE right up front and then show ripples afterward - like how we experience memories of nightmares or traumatic events. PTSD is experienced is that sort of fractured way, I’ve found. I’ll have to wait until I feel strong enough to take it on but I trust your instinct. Also good film with a strong central performance can’t be harmful to watch, right? That’s my theory and I’m sticking to it. борщ! 😉

[@ImpressionBlend]

It's one of my special talents - nothing like a solid, depressing film in 2020 to match our moods eh? )) With "Pieces of a Woman" I would definitely suggest knowing what you're getting into and being mentally prepared. But when you're ready - you're in for an out-of-this-world performance from Kirby.

[@65g4]

Glad you enjoyed Tiff

[@malakai9738]

Love what you did with your hair, it goes well with your gorgeous face. Also, great video, you're so fun to watch.

[@tjthemute]

Thank you for your thoughts! Unfortunately I had a very different reaction to Pieces of a Woman. I agree that Kirby is great but the entire presentation of the film felt overly melodramatic, almost to the point of comedy. I like your take that the narrative structure reflects the fractured nature of the main character's existence after a traumatic event, and that does make me reevaluate the film in more positive terms, but I can't get by just how corny so many of the scenes after the childbirth one take were.

[@Liv_and_the_babes]

Corny? They lost their child. I thought it was very on point with how TWO completely opposite people in a relationship would grieve and react to that situation and the toll it can put on a Relationship and the individuals involved .

[@RyansChannel0203]

I highly recommend watching Wolfwalkers on TIFF too if it's still on there. By far one of the best films I've seen this year so far.

[@ImpressionBlend]

Didn't get the chance to watch that one, unfortunately, but it's coming to streaming soon, so I'm excited to catch it then!

[@jeydoubleyew]

Both of these are now on my radar 👍

[@chester6671]

Seems like many critics are not as high on "Pieces of a Woman" as you are. Definitely watching it on Netflix though. The trailer for "Nomadland" just shows Frances McDormand walking for about a minute. I don't know...

[@ImpressionBlend]

Not that it matters, but I guess we follow different critics - most of the critics I follow loved it as well 🤷‍♀️

[@CGamez-re3hu]

Very good reviews. New sub

[@rajnishjha5817]

Ma'am nice to see you!

[@ImpressionBlend]

Nice to see you too ))

[@artsyfartsy6286]

Please review the new Vietnamese film Song Lang. It's my new favorite Asian film of 2020. I think it won like 51 awards at festivals. Would love to hear your thoughts.

[@darknessdescends6701]

Yes, Nomadland is the hype movie of the year. But The Father and One Night in Miami can turn out to be some real dark horses.

[@ImpressionBlend]

I WISH "The Father" was available to me! It looks amazing, can't wait to watch it! I'll be talking about "One Night in Miami" soon ))

[@gilgamesh310]

I also want to watch films that people tell me will wreck me, so I now want to watch Pieces of a Woman as well.

[@ImpressionBlend]

Let me know how you feel afterwards!

[@eliasfeleke1]

I can't wait for Nomadland!

[@ImpressionBlend]

It's worth the hype!

[@dukeon]

30 films?!? Dang girl

[@petrameyer1121]

Are you looking forward to the new Dune movie?

[@mattjazzfan2288]

5:40 😆

[@crystaljaramillo2972]

SAME, sell me a film/song by telling me that it's going to absolutely wreck me.

[@RandomRoss]

A double review like two fruity flavours twisted together. 😁

[@ImpressionBlend]

Haha yup!

[@sharahquin1043]

Niece

[@bennyl.5]

Hey, I think I got something ready for you to check out, music wise. Send me like a non personal email if you want, and I can dropbox it to you. We'll see what you think.

[@evanmills7340]

Sorry, but Viola Davis is the frontrunner for Best Actress

[@LeonardoDaVinci0927]

예쁘세요〰️‼️ 😘😍🥰💋

[@tas64]

This has nothing to do with the video but does she have heterochromia?