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Adolescence 2025
If you haven't read all the BRILLIANT reviews, this limited series is developed through 4 hour-long episodes, each filmed in a single, continuous take. That's what I'm going to harp on about in my review, hehe.
I LOVE one-takes (Birdman is *chefs kiss*). Viewing a narrative unfold at the same pace of the actors seems closest to viewing a documentary. Watching Adolescence was a delight because it triggered the same immersive, goosebump-inducing feeling I get when playing first-person, story-driven video…
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A Complete Unknown 2024
I watched this in an open air cinema, in shortsleeves and in rain.
Not ideal, especially given that this film lulls along and I could barely hear anything of our dear Timmy boy. But I think this struggle to connect as an audience member is exactly the film's success- Bob Dylan is forced to be a title character he doesn't want to be. he doesn't accept the hero's journey we love to imagine of our cultural icons. And so, instead…Translated from by -
Past Lives 2023
I watched this because I needed some catharsis after my annual "when are you going to show us your boyfriend" conversation with my dad. I thought it would help me to reminisce on my journey of missed romantic connections and unexplored friendships, but instead, what really hit was her grief of never having been given the choice to stay or to go. It's the same grief I carry each time I see my dad and reconnect with my siblings, watching…
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