never been more excited for a sequel
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Monster 2023
beautiful, consuming, gentle, and unfolds in perfect kore-eda fashion. there’s a lot i could say but for now i will leave it to fill me emotionally; words will come later.
i will say though, do yourself a favor and go into this film completely oblivious to the plot. don’t even read a synopsis if you can avoid it. i promise the initial confusion of knowing nothing prior to watching will rewardingly resolve itself.
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After Hours 1985
this is what it feels like trying to pee after you’ve painted your nails but the top coat isn’t fully dry yet so the toilet paper and your pants and all of new york city are out to get you
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Annihilation 2018
incredibly cathartic. infinite life in infinite death makes dying both less and more terrifying
surprisingly i haven’t felt this strongly moved by a film in a very long time. maybe it’s because as i watched i was performing my own form of self-destruction: working at the studio for hours on end without breaking for anything. it’s painful and exhausting and frustrating but i come out of eight laboring hours feeling a wonderful release… a feeling of pure, joyful accomplishment that…
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