I rate myself two stars. No, make that two-and-a-half.
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Poor Things 2023
Lanthimos has flourished throughout his filmography and delivers again with more striking odes to both Gilliam and Kubrick that retains his continual idiosyncratic look at human behaviors. Now, the concerns seems a bit more sociological and this perspective is not too far removed from his own Dogtooth in a way - now with way more budget, resources, and one Emma Stone. She's the pound-for-pound best performer in the game today. It's a mixture of crafty propulsion and commitment throughout. Ruffalo…
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The Curse 2023
The slow burn is compelling. The burn becomes almost unbearable in the middle. The conclusion is confounding, disturbing, and sad. I think this is Fielder's attempt to articulate his divorce. Firmly not for everyone's taste but further proves that he's simply operating on a different level to infinity and beyond...
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Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles 1975
If your cinematic fetish is 3 hours and 21 minutes of abject bankrupt formalism, tedium, and time (and I mean there's TIME) to *think* that you are watching something akin to the allegorical realisation of a thesis of your choosing, then read all the other Letterboxd reviews here. It's almost a magic trick - you can let the world know you 'get it', the adrenaline rush of pure cinema: the four minute masters, the strict adherence to framing, the visual…
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I Was a Teenage Serial Killer 1993
"I've been murdered!... I knew it wouldn't last."
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