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A Separation 2011
It's a real shame that this film has over 1800 'views' here on Letterboxd, but Farhadi's other great films only have 90 and 21 views. Anyone who loves this will definitely enjoy About Elly and Fireworks Wednesday!
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Late Autumn 1960
Ozu is definitely one of my favorite directors. Tokyo Story and Late Spring are surely among some of the greatest films ever made. This film is exactly what you expect from post-war Ozu; a lovely story about the post-war Japanese (upper middle-class) family and marriage. However that is part of the problem. Ozu's post-war films are so similar that once you've seen a couple of them you start to see how much they resemble each other (even the titles are…
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The Master 2012
Ok... So why are PTA's films so highly regarded? I get it, they look great. But on the script-level they are weak to say the least. I enjoyed Boogie Nights, but the plot was so by the numbers cliché. Punch-Drunk Love was good too, but it lacked any real emotional investment.
The Master was pretty much what I expected it to be; enjoyable, but nothing truly memorable. Yes the cinematography and acting are great (probably some of the best from… -
Side by Side 2012
Although I was slightly disappointed that this didn't really tell anything new, it was nevertheless an interesting and enjoyable watch. The coolest part of this film is just the fact that you get to see several amazing directors talk about cinema. The film side of the discussion could've been fleshed out a lot more though, at the end I thought it focused too much on digital. People like Christopher Nolan hardly got the chance to argue why they think film is the superior format.
