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Thesis 1996
A scene early on tipps you off quite clearly about some of what's going to transpire and if you've been in the business a while (of watching horror movies), it's gonna feel a bit anticlimactic. However, the tension and suspense are barely broken by that and there is much in terms of imagery, execution and plot that's compelling enough regardless.
I really liked Amenabar's exploration of violence - who watches it, how it is being consumed, for whom it is…
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Lolita 1997
I saw this adaptation of Lolita shortly after reading the book for the first time, so it only felt right that I should wait to rewatch it after a re-read. And as time is bound to pass, it's been years upon years until I got to it. Funny thing, both memories and my annotations tell me my opinions of the book have not changed (still some of the most terrific prose in existence, still so terrible and grand, and perfect,…
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A Man and a Woman 2016
oh, to hook up with Gong Yoo in a sauna after knowing him for less than 24 hours. God, I wish that were me. I will never know if this film is actually that good or I'm that pathetic, however in a universe which has existed for almost 14 billion years, causation's but a petty detail.
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The Batman 2022
They put Robbie Patz, Paul fucking Dano, my boyfriend Colin Farrell and legend Zoe Kravitz in one movie, which also happens to be a movie about my favourite superhero emo boi. The expectations are so high, if this flops I'll be spiralling down like Icarus himself, man.
