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I'm Still Here 2024
this shit had me tweaking. very few movies have made me feel this stressed out during many, many moments of quietude and contemplation. fernanda torres gives a whirlwind of a performance—so overwhelming i can’t even begin to articulate the rest of my praise, and there’s a lot.
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Terrified 2017
get rugna a co-writer who can help him hit the heights he's so clearly aiming for. tone, visuals, and sound design are primed for success, but this whole thing would work way better as an anthology series. the fragmented storytelling and its loose connections lift some of the shallower moments. i'd watch several seasons of this format. who says the argentines don't have a tales from the crypt in them?
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Prince of Darkness 1987
why was i sleeping on this? a lean distillation of the science vs. supernatural narrative, even if it tips more toward the latter and only gestures at the former. for a movie with about three actual characters, it still unfolds like an ensemble piece, where the atmosphere itself feels like a central figure.
anyone going in blind expects the anti-god/satan premise, but the way carpenter shrouds it in awe-inspiring mystery puts most films in this vein to shame. nothing is…
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The Brutalist 2024
first film in a long time that i've flat out given up on. made it about an hour in. who knows. who cares.
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