Late to the party as always but finally got around to seeing this, and thankfully it still played in the theaters here in Helsinki. I didn't really enjoy this as much as many have, though. Maybe because I didn't really connect with anything (or anyone, though Igor obviously kicks ass) in it, and the last scene just felt ridiculous and tacked on. The film has undeniable energy, and when Anora forms her uneasy alliance with the Armenian goon squad and…
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The Manchurian Candidate 1962
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Shit yeah, kind of surprised by the amount of unhinged stuff in this. It's quite racist for sure, it's partly a cold war propaganda piece after all, but I get the feeling you could very well make the case this is actually about the American people being the ones that are truly brainwashed. I mean it has Soviet agents using the fear of Communism as a weapon, and in the end Frank Sinatra is unable to prevent the assassination because…
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Shadowland 2024
Really gorgeously shot documentary that sadly has too many identities at once and ends up not making much of an impact. I get why it's that way, since all the terrible shit about Stanley came out while filming and there never could have been any other way to finish this, but I think there are so many more interesting stories to be explored here.
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Krazy House 2024
Ten years ago I would have fucking loved this so much and probably hailed it as the craziest movie of the 21st century or something, but (I know I'm going to sound like a condescending asshole but oh well, maybe that's just what I am) now I just felt that there's nothing that crazy here, except maybe the stuff with Sarah's baby and that feels kind of like an afterthought that has been added to make the film seem more…
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