When Harry Met Sally + Vikings + Lost Books
May I recommend
When Harry Met Sally
Look, this is not exactly a groundbreaking cinematic recommendation. I am not urging you to watch Ingmar Bergman’s oeuvre or sit through Eraserhead (Do NOT do that)… Instead, I am encouraging you to go back and watch this sparkling gem from 1989 (!) that is already universally beloved - I mean, it has a 91% “Fresh” rating from Rotten Tomatoes.
The thing is, we watched WHMS Friday night and it HOLDS UP. Like, it almost entirely and completely holds up… There are no moments where you have to sort of grit your teeth and think “it was a different time, attitudes were different… They didn’t know that sexual assault wasn’t funny!”
Now, I say “almost entirely” because there is one glaring flaw in the movie — there are only white people in it. It’s the Whitey White New York of Seinfeld and Friends which obviously is deeply problematic. BUT if we just take a pause on thinking about that too deeply we can enjoy this (almost) perfect movie.
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