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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 2022
More like Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Mid-ness!
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness 2022
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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Petite Maman 2021
When my mom was a kid there was a large dirt mound in her family’s yard. She used to sit atop it and pretend it was Wonder Woman’s invisible jet. I never knew how bad I wanted to see that mound of dirt.
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Memoria 2021
I had to sleep on this one before I could really talk about it. I've seen many abstract films, but this is by far the most challenging one that I've experienced. The movie is 140 minutes of long stagnant shots with very little going on from a literal standpoint. There is a story here, but not one that really can be enjoyed when taken at its face value. Because of this, many will refer to this film as boring. I…
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You Can Count on Me 2000
Loved this one a lot when I was younger, but its flaws are too much to overlook now with more seasoning. Why is the music playing over pivotal dialogue between Linney and Ruffalo in the beginning??
Still, Lonergan’s warm, understated style (both as a writer and a filmmaker) has always worked for me. Ruffalo still feels underrated. Laura Linney doing Laura Linney things. It’s a good movie overall.
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Memoria 2021
Apichatpong Weerasethakul is perhaps one of the most consistent directors working today. Some may say he’s consistently hypnotic, while others might say he’s consistently boring. In any case, his films unfailingly undertake a mood-oriented approach towards spirituality and how man interacts with the natural world. With Memoria, Weerasethakul seems to be branching that idea out towards spirituality in the creation and consumption of art.
Thailand’s best-known modern director, in his first foray outside his home country, has crafted a film…
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Memoria 2021
My third film by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Of the three I’ve seen I’d say it is technically the most accessible, if only for having more of a narrative than Mysterious Object At Noon and not having anything quite as strange as the red eyed ape creatures from Uncle Boonmee. If anything else, I definitely felt more engaged with this film than the others I’ve seen of his. This film is centered around Jessica, a Scottish woman working in Colombia who begins…
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Memoria 2021
iceberg cinema that keeps you on your toes, especially me who doesn't like sudden loud noises ! the boom and sound design overall rule, though, and this super sleepy film lulls you into a dreamlike trance - i totally see why Neon wanted to do its release strategy, cuz being a part of the ~80% packed 10pm showing in LA was a trip realizing how absolutely disciplined we were in staying as silent as the movie was (in stretches). That…
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Bergman Island 2021
If you´re in the mood for a personal Ingmar Bergman tribute full of references and trivia that also serves as a tourist guide for the island Fårö (a wonderful filming location), “Bergman Island” is your film. The drama aspect didn´t fully click with me, though. Mia Hansen-Løve uses the Bergman tribute as a jumping-off point for exploring the creative process, inspiration, and the relationship between life and art, but I didn´t get much out of it, although there are some…
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Days of Being Wild 1990
Previous thoughts here for viewing of the “Regular” version.
Alternate Cut (with burned in Chinese and English subtitles, a different beginning and some changes in editing/scenes in conclusion)
3pm. April 16th, 2022 (62nd anniversary)
I added this to my calendar last year during my WKW rewatch to remind me to watch this on 4/16 and I will definitely try and make this an annual thing.I always find it fun (especially with WKW ie see CHUNGKING EXPRESS & expiration dates of canned pineapple…
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