Makes the Ukraine war an up close and personal affair. It's rare to see such a on the ground documentary while the war still rages on.
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Robot Dreams 2023
The animated robot version of Past Lives. Past Lives hit a bit more on the emotional and depressing levels, this hit a bit more on the bittersweet and cutesy levels.
It's a great little film that will make you feel happy and sad without a single bit of dialog. It accomplishes a lot with nothing said and a simple flow. The animation style and songs choices perfectly accent the whole experience.
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The Hand of God 2021
I can't stand movies that build a cast of annoying and cruel characters, and then tries to present itself as
- part comedy, because apparently people treating each other like trash is funny
- part intense drama, because I'm supposed to emotionally connect with these loathsome people.Our opening scene is of a woman being beaten by her husband and calling her family because she fears for her life. They rush over and then have a good chuckle about how crazy…
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Nostalgia 1983
I read that the directors goal with this film was to capture the feeling he had going to Italy, both for Italy and for his feeling about being away from Russia.
Well that's great, but that's also extremely personal. I've never been to Italy or Russia and I'm not Tarkovsky so if he intended for this film to have a more universal feeling greater than his own whims then this movie didn't accomplish it for me. It's far too effusive…