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So Close 2002
A unique and unusual blend of glossy early 2000s tech action-thriller (dig the boy band aesthetic of the poster, which should tell you everything you need to know about its stylistic roots), occasionally mawkish pop melodrama, and world-class wire-fu courtesy Corey Yuen. I was totally on its pulpy and painfully sincere wavelength, but your mileage may vary. There's no denying the action, though.
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My Darling Clementine 1946
Warm and lovely enough to make your heart soar before reluctantly breaking it.
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Bullet Train 2022
I guess I watched this but I may never have taken less away from a film. This passed through me violently and yet entirely undigested like a license plate in the belly of a shark. It's among the least real-seeming pieces of art I've ever engaged with, like a 30 Rock skit that your subconscious stretched to feature length during an incoherent dream from eating a cheese plate too late. I'm still not even sure this exists as anything besides…
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Memoria 2021
Of all the praise to lay at the feet of Apichatpong Weerasethakul, one of the most arresting and profound artists at work today, the best I can think to offer him, right now, is this:
In an age of absolutely untrammeled chaos, anxiety, and the sheer overwhelming buzz and roar of day-to-day urban living, his work—both thematically and explicitly—acts as a tonic, a restoration of our ability to center ourselves; serene, meditative, and open again to the possibilities of the present moment.