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The Doom Generation 1995
love gregg araki, so obviously this was still good but it just was missing something. Stylistically, this was his most potent. The lights, the shot composition (especially the close-ups) and the music were all super loud and bombastic. Very in your face and violent almost, and it just never let up. In terms of the narrative though, it just left me slightly cold. Films like The Living End and Totally Fucked Up while having an often nihilistic outlook on life, there…
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Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 2023
here I was like 5 hours ago talking CRAZY to my girlfriend about how this couldn’t possibly live up to the reviews, let alone the first film… and here we are now. I can safely say I was wrong. Is it better than the first? Not sure, can’t say for certain that it is or that it isn’t. I just know that this is an outstanding achievement and another absolute banger in this series. Animation, until some kind of incredible…
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Totally Fucked Up 1993
absolutely in love with Araki’s depiction of alienation and the pursuit of happiness. He truly conveys what it means to be young and, well, totally fucked up. Unsure of who you are and want to be, drifting in and out of relationships—platonic and otherwise— just trying to find your way in this weird world. Some of the most unapologetic and authentic films I’ve ever seen, and this is no exception.
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The Batman 2022
This was so sick. Quite easily my favourite Batman movie. I did not think I’d be saying this but there really isn’t a whole lot preventing this from being a 5. Though I’d be hesitant to call this a masterpiece, I simply don’t have any real flaws with the movie.
A huge plus in this movie’s favour is the way it combines the almost “ultra-realism” of the Nolan trilogy, more specifically The Dark Knight while bringing a more lively, Burton-esque,…
