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Novocaine 2025
would've enjoyed this much better if the trailer didn't show some of the best moments of the movie! at the start of every action scene, i was just waiting for the set-pieces i knew were coming and they were fun, but less exciting that i knew every turn, even anticipating every beat in the first brawl. there is only a single twist not telegraphed by the trailer and once it happens, there's a bass drop but it doesn't do much…
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Monster 2023
love how for most of the movie, and especially the beginning, we are observing characters find the borders of their empathy, learning how little they know of people who they are supposedly close with. while i am used to being close to the characters of the Kore-eda movies I've seen, here i feel more like a distant observer, which seems to mirror the way these characters are watching each other. it makes for an experience that felt a bit emotionally…
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Steins;Gate 2011
it's like a harem anime for dudes who obsess over christopher nolan movies
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Past Lives 2023
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
for a movie with two main characters who are writers, this could've used a better script. Nora and Hae Sung feel like they have so little going on in their lives and so little of their personalities shine on the screen. instead of the searing and subtle romance this was made to look like, it instead feels like following an awkward high school reunion. they have hardly changed since they were kids and they can only reminisce because there is…
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