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Talk to Me 2022
I went into Talk To Me blind, and I'm glad I did, but I seriously did not expect this film to be as fucked up as it is.
There are metaphors throughout regarding grief leading to depression and eventually suicide, as well as the drug abuse undertone, and it presents those themes well, as I'm sure many have touched on before me.
What stands out most is that the Philippou twins took a relatively trite supernatural storyline about conjuring spirits…
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Lake Mungo 2008
Death takes everything eventually. It's the meanest, dumbest machine there is, and it just keeps coming and it doesn't care.
Lake Mungo feels much less like a typical frightening horror film and more of an exploration of grief. Until the first and only real jump-scare, the mockumentary relies on substantial tension and suspense until it is finally released.
Alice is a girl who keeps secrets from her friends and family to the extent that nobody knows who she truly is,…
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Rashomon 1950
Rashomon contains inconsistent recollections of rape and murder from four witnesses, with each telling of what occurred during the day of the samurai's killing conflicting with and contradicting the last.
The story is less about subjectivity but presents the idea that human nature leans toward self-interest, untruthfulness, and deceit. Those who recount the crime simply want others to believe a falsehood, whether to hide involvement or blame the victims themselves.
Some viewers perceive the Rashomon as a metaphor for the…
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The Invitation 2015
Pacing is a crucial aspect of good horror. The film should feel like a ride, with ups and downs, twists and turns, and eventually lead to the crowning moment of the plot. Even just adequate pacing throughout a story can make or break the reveal.
The Invitation, while suspenseful and uncomfortable, isn't a great example of a well-paced story. The film feels particularly linear, with scattered memories at moderately relevant moments, but even those recollections feel shoehorned into place. The…
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mother! 2017
Listen, I get it. Adam and Eve, the "breaking" of the apple, Cain and Abel, the writing of the Bible, the body and the blood, all of that. I'm watching this six years after its release, so I know how divisive it is. Controversial cinema like this is usually my jam.
mother!, however, was most definitely not one of those movies. Nearly everything about it was well done, from the acting performances and writing to the set design and effects.…
