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Riefenstahl 2024
The movie repeats the same mistake as all the previous interviewers: compulsively trying to extract from Riefenstahl apologies that she just won't provide. Really the wrong way to approach the subject. Also, as my friend with whom I watched the movie said, ironically the only aesthetically interesting parts of the movie are those that she shot.
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King of New York 1990
New York's 90s Afrocentricity through the lens of Ferrara's christian obsession with mortal sins, combined with Christopher Walken's uncaniness and steely eyes equals what ? I'm still not sure.
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Dune: Part Two 2024
I thought Dennis Villeneuve's macho sensibility had been completely tamed after the guy had gotten too high on the spice, but it was way less soundcloudy than the first episode (which I liked anyway) and I was even thrilled at times! Timdaya or whatever is an apt couple for our day and age, and even if the script is rushed at the end, it just feels good all along, like a perfect train ride. Saw it with my old a…
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Nestor Burma 1991
Lately I have been revisiting Nestor Burma, this obscure french detective show from the 90s, that I used to watch with my parents as a child, comfortably falling asleep on the couch next to them, as their marriage still was, or seemed strong and secure. I watched it again recently because its main actor, Guy Marchand, also a sax player and singer, passed away. Predictably the show didn't age well: it is highly sexist, cumbersome and somewhat repulsively ugly. But…
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