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  Early Spring 1956

  Watched by John e. 16 Aug 2020

  4.5/7 stars

  *⃝ Story .5
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  *⃝ Directing .5
  *⃝ Cinematography .5

  Yasujirō Ozu is out of Noriko territory and out of the happy go lucky landscape of the last few films to a couple that are a bit more of realists in the mundane blue collar work society, Ryō Ikebe as Shoji Sugiyama and his wife Masako Sugiyama played by actor Chikage Awashima.

  I'm enjoying the more adult narrative…

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  Touki Bouki 1973

  Added by John e.

  6.5/7 stars

  *⃝ Story 1
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  *⃝ Edit/Flow .5
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  Djibril Diop Mambéty's 1973 masterpiece theatre of a film is a little hard to watch if you love animals ~ fyi

  Otherwise, this film gets it all right because its supposed to be this type of poetic adventure the likes of Alice in Wonderland or The Wizard of Oz even. The story beings at home with your…

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  The Power of the Dog 2021

  Watched by John e. 01 Dec 2021

  gay vs gay.

  felt like a sister film to There Will Be Blood.

  fantastic world building. fantastic acting. secret queer film. very, queer.

  Cumberbatch, Dunst, Smit-McPhee, and Plemons are a perfect quartet.

  very slow build, give it time. it really does land.

  6.5/7 stars

  *⃝ Story .8
  *⃝ Design 1
  *⃝ Edit/Flow .7
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  Sweetie 1989

  Added by John e.

  it adds a more cinematic touch that Two Friends didn't have been for television. The difference in cameras and lenses is truly incredible and impacts the film in noticeable ways. in ways, you can see classic Jane Campion troupes become developed in this picture.

  the little girl singing, in the end, is the cherry on top of the pie.

  4.1/7 stars

  *⃝ Story .4
  *⃝ Design .6
  *⃝ Edit/Flow .5
  *⃝ Score/Sound .5
  *⃝ Acting .7
  *⃝ Directing .8
  *⃝ Cinematography .6

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  Watched by John e. 17 Nov 2021

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