Acting so subtle, directing so intentional, argument so confident it needs little embellishment.
This is a great film, a melancholic cup of warm tea, some butter biscuits and a feeling you might have dreamt your own path towards this present or maybe been woken up halfway through it.
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Past Lives 2023
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Killers of the Flower Moon 2023
The original story is powerful and important, the actors are great, the cinematography is good. The more than three hours enduring this? Unjustified.
I understand the importance of and the even artistic value in having a slow pace, both to feel for how long this happened and to empathize with Mollie's perspective. But this would have been as effective and more enjoyable and moving as a 2-2h30 hour long film.
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