Sometime in mid-February, nearly an entire year ago, I found myself wearing a blazer, a cartoonish tie and black dress pants; ready to attend a film premiere. The streets of Berlin were radiant with red hues; the illustrious carpet welcoming its stars through the dark winter night. I took my seat, where I prepared myself for another competition entry at the Berlinale. Already familiarised with the filmmaker's oeuvre, I was greatly looking forward to Johnson's third feature in his promising…
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Licorice Pizza 2021
Sometime in late-December, after attending the very first public screening of the film, I made a vow that I would revisit Licorice Pizza at the same theatre, on the same print, at the same seat, on the final day of its Toronto 70mm theatrical run. It's nice to re-experience this film, even with the viewing being a rather grim reminder of Anderson's subliminal sociological critique. The audience this time around was uncomfortably dead; a crowd suitably silent for the final…
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Dune: Part Two 2024
... or alternatively known as DUNC: PART TWO
Villeneuve's deal with the devil prevalently involves a controlled exchange for proper pacing & grandiose worm riding in favour of even more cultural appropriation. The first film is far from innocent in terms of its representation of MENA-inspired cultures; relishing in the confines of a caucasian-based cast as the film's idling perspective. Villeneuve is occasionally critical of the white saviour trope, but his filmmaking still appropriates and fetishizes racialized communities. It's a conflicting…