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  • Stalker
  • Before Sunrise
  • Dancer in the Dark
  • The Ascent

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  • It Lives Inside

  • Savageland

  • Dial M for Murder

    ★★★★

  • Cursed

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  • Strays

    Strays

    I wonder if the Lumière brothers would have had second thoughts about inventing the Cinématographe had they known this is where film exhibition would lead to.

  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

    ★★★★★

    This gigantic biopic may be dense, but it’s fascinating on every level and feels inventive with each turn. 

    A forceful, masterfully handled, film. The powerful imagery, especially in 70mm, is engaging and totally engrossing. The explosive score also does wonders. Sound in the film has a heavy, constant presence, helping to emphasize the heaviness of silence. 

    The editing is especially exceptional, best of the year for sure. The story is told in its edit. Impressionistic and quite mesmerizing.

    The longer…

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  • It Lives Inside

    It Lives Inside

    Borrows a lot from It Follows, but it hollows out every idea…the execution is kinda dull ngl.

  • Dial M for Murder

    Dial M for Murder

    ★★★★

    This is a bit of fun, innit? The late master of suspense knew just how to dial in the tension to craft something that is endlessly engaging.

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  • Akira

    Akira

    I really just didn’t know what was going on 90% of the time.

  • Lake Mungo

    Lake Mungo

    The Filmmakers: “Look at this picture of a ghost. Isn’t it scary?  Keep staring at it while we zoom in on it.  It’s scary right?  Just keep looking, we have to extend the runtime somehow...”