I used to work in a grocery store deli. Most of the customers would be regulars, coming daily to get the same half-pound portions of meats, cheeses, and salads. As time went on, you began to learn the little quirks for each one; Some were kind, some were funny, some were rude, but most were simply trying to get their food and go. Regardless, I was a part of their routine as much as they were a part of mine,…
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Sound of Metal 2019
This review is a critical look at Sound of Metal's exclusionary stance towards cochlear implants, and the ways in which it personally demeans me as a hard of hearing individual with the procedure. Sound of Metal is a worthwhile film that takes a staunchly traditionalist perspective on deafness, and while I would ultimately recommend it for the mere fact that it is one of the few fictional features that attempts to depict a "deaf perspective," that it comes at the…
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The Matrix Reloaded 2003
A movie about causality, free will, and inversions upon inversions, breathtakingly radical and utterly visionary images that in motion create a thesis on violence and mortality and mechanical functionality that is peerless across all of cinema. The action is obviously spectacular (and a peak for its genre in so many ways, from the inventive martial arts to just how ceaselessly stunning the highway chase is), and the focus on style and formal indulgence above all else is perfect for a…
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Ritual 2000
There was a time in my life where I longed to die.
Wake up, go to class, go to work, go to bed. Wash, rinse, repeat. The tedium, the monotony, a mask to help me confront the crushing loneliness I felt at the time. Wake up, go to class, go to work, go to bed. Wash, rinse, repeat. I wanted to heal the hole in my heart, but no matter how often I reached out, I only seemed to be…
