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Small, Slow But Steady 2022
Roger Ebert once said that films are like a machine that generates empathy. We get to see and experience the world through the eyes of people who come from different cultural and social backgrounds, and they nurture us in ways that academic education will never do. Sho Miyake’s Small, Slow But Steady is exactly the kind of film that does all of those and then some. Beautifully written and told with so much compassion, this slice-of-life drama about a hearing-impaired…
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The Banshees of Inisherin 2022
A beautiful film about the dissolution of friendship, and how loneliness and bitterness destroy people and make them turn their backs on kindness. I’ve always been a fan of McDonagh’s writing and the way he portrays existential crisis, but this film in particular takes that to a whole new level. Colin Farrell is absolutely brilliant here, and I felt every ounce of his pain and sadness throughout.
The sooner we accept the fact that we are all lonely on this…
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Velvet Buzzsaw 2019
15 minutes into the film, I was already IN LOVE with Dan Gilroy's sharp dialogue. The man knows how to write exceptionally memorable one-liners and monologues, and he certainly knows how to get the best laughs using these lines with this group of fine actors. The portrayal of the shallow art world is not something groundbreaking, but when it's done right, it's always a delicious watch. Full of performances that go from over-the-top to quirky, hilarious to absolutely ridiculous with…
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