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Amour 2012
The worst use of a slap sound effect in all of cinema is strangely found in a Haneke movie. All of the sound in this film is very strangely mixed. A lot of it really works esspecially in tandem with the edit. The folly and sound effects sound recorded so close to source, while also being put at the top of the mix. Its very strange and has a interesting effect on the film. It gives it a weird kind…
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Good Will Hunting 1997
While not my favorite Van Sant, I love this so much and its really good despite the first act being rushed and romance being banal and uninteresting. I also don't really love the score. The soundtrack is amazing though. Its all the scenes with Sean and the last scenes with Will and Chuckie that make this so emotionally moving.
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After Yang 2021
Unbelievably beautiful. This is the kind of sci-fi that I care about. Reminds me very much of Tarkovsky and specifically Solaris with the films focus on memory.
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Nitram 2021
While I'm still struggling with the many of the less than faithful elements, it was less bothering on rewatch. What still bugs me is that this film roots itself in the real life events a lot, but definitely portrays the events in a hyperbolic way. This is most notable personally with the appearance of Martin Bryant and the relationship between him and Helen.
That said, this film is going for much more and the chatacter in this film is externalizing…
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Memoria 2021
While I'm still not a huge fan of the exhibition style release of the film in U.S., I'm happy there seems to be a strong reason for this choice. It plays into the story and actually makes the themes more expressive simply because you can't just see the movie again in a few months. Hypothetically, at least.
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