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Inland Empire 2006
Inland Empire is like the final boss level of David Lynch where even if someone has watched and liked all of his other work, it would be perfectly possible for them to absolutely hate this. It's his most experimental film with very little semblance of plot, the runtime is three hours and although it's his most recent feature the film was shot digitally in deliberately low resolution so that it looks utterly horrendous. Despite all of this it's one of…
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Princess Mononoke 1997
Princess Mononoke is the greatest animated movie I have seen and one of my favourite films of all time. But why?
Firstly, there's the sheer scope of the story. A lot of Ghibli movies are quite small-scale with low stakes which is great and I love films like My Neighbour Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service and Ponyo. However, it's great to see them produce a true epic in every sense from the stakes and runtime to the sense of location and…
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The Wolf Man 1941
The last 20 minutes of The Wolf Man is great which is lucky because it has to make up for a relatively plodding and overly drawn out opening 40. Considering its title, the fact that you don't even see the protagonist turn into a wolf for approximately 75% of the runtime is a problem because it makes some of the earlier scenes feel slightly meaningless in an attempt to stretch out the narrative. I wouldn't say that the film ever…
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Good Morning 1959
Good Morning is a charming, lighthearted Ozu film with a less serious tone than much of the director's work. The film is a loose remake of his own silent feature I Was Born, But... although the story was modernised so that the focus of the plot revolves around two young boys who desperately want their parents to buy a TV. For me, this film is a definite improvement upon the silent version as the authentically witty dialogue helps to create…
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The Northman 2022
Robert Eggers latest film is a brutally violent, gory and exciting viking revenge epic. The screenplay is inspired heavily by Hamlet and also incorporates elements of Macbeth which makes the story predictable but does not detract from the tension or spectacle. I think above all else The Northman is an experience for the senses which benefits greatly from being seen on a big screen unlike the director's previous two features that both work rather well on a smaller screen. The…
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Persona 1966
Right, here we go then. I have about 1,300 films on my watchlist and Persona is the one that I wanted to see above all others. This is partly because I was intrigued by the synopsis and its reputation, partly because I want to watch more Bergman films but mostly because it had a massive influence on David Lynch, especially with Mulholland Drive which is my favourite film of all time.
So, did it live up to expectations? Of course…
