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The More I Zoom in on the Image of These Dogs, The Clearer it Becomes That They Are Related to the Stars. 2023
The More I Zoom in on the Image of These Dogs, The Clearer it Becomes That They Are Related to the Stars. (2023)
5/10
There is an element of tension here, but at the same time, I don't like the lazy entries on these festival films. You got some money, not a lot, I know, but make something!
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Greetings from Crîngași 2023
Greetings from Crîngași (2023)
4/10
Some people will say "wow, he put a meme on a film", I'll say "wow, he really put a meme on a video that he was supposed to work in instead of actually doing something of value". I can see the humor in the scamming, but I still think it's too stupid for it to be funny.
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Ema 2019
Ema (2019)
6/10
I just don’t want to be rude, but every review here doesn’t come close to describe how fucking atrocious the dialogue is. How pretty it looks, how convinced it is of what it is, are surely high points, but this might be Larrain’s weakest film by far. Empty provocations, queerbaiting, a plot that absolutely makes no sense, strong idealization of madness, a forced sense of normalcy that doesn’t sit well at all. This is an effort that…
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Swallowtail Butterfly 1996
For Brooklyn Magazine I interviewed Shunji Iwai in occasion of the NYAFF.
www.bkmag.com/2016/06/22/nyaff-shunji-iwai/
When I asked him about this film, he said the most beautiful thing I've heard in a while:
"I’m not sure if our world is getting closer to my film, but I do know that the world is always unfair and stupid and dirty… but beautiful."