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  • May December

    ★★★★

  • A Complete Unknown

    ★★★★

  • The Whale

    ★★★★

  • The Substance

    ★★½

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  • May December

    May December

    ★★★★

    explores the complexities of a deeply immoral relationship and long con manipulation and the long falloutl of arrested development and trauma later in life. when the expected and easy route might be to view these characters solely through a judgmental lens, this offers glimpses of that perspective but chooses to focus on the nuanced human story behind even the most controversial dynamics and demonstrates how hard it is to truly know anyone. this film dares to reveal the threads of…

  • The Substance

    The Substance

    ★★½

    strong concept that seemed eager to deliver a grounded, faustian tale of bargains of fame and youth. i really enjoyed the first hour, but what could have been a powerful and thought provoking narrative unraveled as the film veered into absurdity. instead of embracing the emotional and psychological weight of its premise, it took increasingly bizarre leaps that seriously dulled its resonance to a point where it was unenjoyable

    rather than exploring that depth, it indulged in spectacle and so…

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  • Trap

    Trap

    ★★

    I was really hooked by the is concept at first but this movie falls short it so many ways. The dialogue is out of touch, poorly delivered and extremely forced. They jumped the shark at so many points in this movie and made it too unbelievable and far from reality to enjoy. Twists for the sake of having twists when a much better story could have been told given the same synopsis. If this writing team spent more time focusing…

  • The Zone of Interest

    The Zone of Interest

    ★★★★★

    I respect this film for many reasons from its overall purpose to its purposeful simple and naked cinematography. This film was shot as clearly as possible as to remove all barriers between audience and film, no fancy lenses, no complex shots - in fact, 90% of this film is accomplished through still frames and basic camera work. This humanized the film and characters in many ways - we weren’t watching heavily costumed or made up characters beautifully framed up as…

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