I think that Michael Haneke did a very good job in creating this hypertense thriller. It is brilliant how much tension Haneke is able to create through the use of no music. Its editing is just such a quick riveting adventure that it feels much shorter than it actually is. Although the ending kind of left me a bit disappointed, I think the movie overall is worth watching. Haneke is eliminating manipulation of the time frame by presenting events in…
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La Petite Jérusalem 2005
I probably would have given La Petite Jérusalem an extra star if it had not been a bit long-winded, especially in the last part. It is hard not to be touched by these two very beautiful portraits of women, what they express, and what they want to become, especially since their visions of the world and religion are very different. In this respect, Fanny Valette and Elsa Zylberstein (especially the former) deliver two wonderful performances. They certainly give that extra…
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RRR 2022
I'm still trying to process this film, but it is one of the best films I've seen this year. I was seeing things in this movie I had never seen before with such intensity. It's an action movie, it's a rom-com, it's a historical drama, it's all of these things and flits seamlessly from one genre to another, even when the scenes aren't that seamless. The story itself is pretty simple to follow, there are two guys set on a…
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Do the Right Thing 1989
This movie is a very complex portrait of racism, politics, and social structure in America at that time. The bombastic style and the creative shots of the film match all of that heightened anger and the depiction of culture in film. It takes place on the hottest day of the summer when tensions and frustrations are already very high. The heat adds to that tension. We then see characters interacting as the violence and hatred start to escalate throughout the…
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