reminded me of spirited away but way more dark and sad. Interesting to see a miyazaki that reads less about imagining a new world and more about accepting the chaotic, grief stricken world we are given (or at least that was my reading)? strong pans labyrinth comparisons to be made too i think. one of the more haunting and impactful ghibli movies and one that feels born of Our Current Predicament. will be thinking it over and making sense of it internally in the days/weeks to come I’m sure
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The Straight Story 1999
As we all come to terms with David Lynch’s passing, so many of us are finding ourselves attempting to “put a bow” on what Lynch stands for and what he means to us - not only a creative but also a human being.
‘When someone says ‘lynchian’, there’s a set of aesthetic and emotional descriptors that spring to mind. in many cases, we allow those descriptors to fill the gap when thinking about lynch the person. How many times have…
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001
this is absolute fire. i’m sorry. Makes me find my inner child. Im sorry. had a couple ipas with the homies and i’m sorry. they just dont make em like this
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The Worst Person in the World 2021
I don’t even know what to say. This is the most insightful, funny, relatable and then tragic depiction of young adulthood (20s-30s) that I’ve ever seen. Just so beautiful and touching and so fucking sad and I love it but this felt almost masochistic in its abilities to tell such deep truths about the feeling of this period at least in my life. It takes my love for mushy, over-romanticised coming of age movies and throws them in my face…
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