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Evil Does Not Exist 2023
After the screening, Ryusuke Hamaguchi expressed that he’s “still not sure what this is” to him. Conceived as a reaction to its entrancing score, the film itself plays like a reaction to its title. In an ideal world, evil does not exist; but, Hamaguchi never traffics in ideals, often depicting fallout in the wake of everything that could be. And—ironically for a film on its face so bounded—never before on this scale. Its conclusion has baffled, especially considering the interpersonal…