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    Post dates are when I watched, parenthetical dates are the year of US release (aka Oscar eligibility).

10/12/2024

Here Before (2022)

Because Laura lost her own daughter Josie in a traffic accident years ago, she's naturally drawn to Megan, the daughter of the new neighbors. But there's a bit more to it than just "she reminds me of her" -- Megan seems to know things that only Josie would know. Though Laura understands it must just be coincidental fantasy on Megan's part, she can't help the feelings it stirs up.

I really got into this. Andrea Riseborough as Laura proves that her Oscar nomination a couple of years back was no fluke: I was right there with her, confused and hopeful while realizing that it can't be what it seems to be. Lovely work all around -- though the ending didn't quite explain everything the way it seemed to think it did.

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