Brilliant time machine: fleshy, organismic, Dionysian—some Burroughs/Cronenberg vibes. I also love the cave-like “laboratory:” the sterile veneer of civilization stripped back turning all our progress into a handprint on a rockface animated by fireplay.
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The Day the Earth Froze 1959
Sampo, or as I prefer Inauguration of the Splendordome, is pure magic. The Finnish restoration of this masterpiece is a gift. It’s a living canvas—truly some of the most astonishing worldmaking vfx. For those of you who gazed upon debauched dubbings with horror: feast your eyes on the new KAVI 4k scan in the original Finnish language.
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Joker 2019
The only commentary that this film successfully conveys is how shallow modern audiences have become. When I think of the truly authentic films that were overlooked this year in favor of this 2hr screensaver, my stomach drops. It’s well-constructed aesthetically with a great score, but is that really an accomplishment? Is a slight shift in approach to a worn out narrative really an achievement worthy of high praise? It’s not even a successful character study, if anything it’s merely a trailer of a half-realized cartoon character.
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Woman in the Dunes 1964
I’ve been haunted by this masterpiece for over fifteen years. In many ways, it is the film that sparked my obsession with cinema.
