With a story as twisty and turny as this, the biggest surprise to me was seeing Ryuichi Sakamoto’s name come up as Composer. Rest in Peace, Maestro.
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Oppenheimer 2023
[35mm]
“Did you think if you let them tar and feather you, the World would forgive you for what you’ve done? It won’t.”
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Scott Pilgrim Takes Off 2023
The 2010s are back.
Like most people, completely but pleasantly surprised at the direction this show took. We’re really in a golden age of animation because this is really fantastic craftsmanship.
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Decalogue V 1989
A truly disturbing episode. Kieślowski’s genius is the withholding of information where in real time he makes the two dimensional into three. I’m impressed at how much impact and depth this has with its short runtime. There’s more fascinating characters that show up in one episode than in 99% of TV or even movies for that matter. Really at a loss for words, completely genius.
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The Long Day Closes 1992
The death of Terence Davies last month was one of the greatest blows to cinema. I was only familiar with his most recent work from the massively underrated “Sunset Song” to the incredible swan song of “Benediction”. I had always meant to watch his earlier films but lost track. Watching “The Long Day Closes” in a cinema was the greatest respect I could give to the master filmmaker Terence Davies was.
I was surprised at how different his early work…
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