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  Censor 2021

  ★★★★ Watched by GrrNoise 27 Oct 2021

  "He wanted a woman's eye on his film."

  Before smartphones, we were already surrounded by screens: mirrors, windows, CRT TVs. Even before that, stories were part of our reality: stories where characters are introduced, encounter a problem, then resolve that problem for better or worse. These stories claim to teach us about the world: provide a vocabulary and frame of reference. They aspire to be mirrors or projectors.

  But what if a piece of the vocabulary (your Narrative) were missing.…

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  Beast 2017

  ★★★★★ Watched by GrrNoise 25 Sep 2021

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  On an island, the furthest point from the center is the ocean's edge. Whether it's a beach or cliff, anyone on the margins gets wet and is confronted with existence next to an endless horizon of white noise and death.
  Many stories are told from the center: safe from the sea and settled in the dry comfort that things are as they should be. When confronted with marginal elements, we assume they are dangerous: something to bury.
  We fetishize the…

Recent reviews

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  The Assassin 2015

  ★★★★★ Rewatched by GrrNoise 24 May 2022

  Redefines the term "breezy"

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  Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 2022

  ★★★★ Watched by GrrNoise 22 May 2022

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  You kill any version of Captain Marvel in any universe, you better apologize

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  Dracula 1931

  ★★★★ Watched by GrrNoise 21 Oct 2021

  Had no idea there was an entire movie about Twin Peaks' Man From Another Place.

  Spooky Season 2021

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  Jacob's Ladder 1990

  ★★★★ Rewatched by GrrNoise 08 May 2022 2

  [He] was afraid to die. [He] fled, and the darkness took him. I remain, and contemplate my death.