This was one of the best movies I've ever seen. The way it humanized all of its characters felt less like an extension of grace and more like a deserving embrace. This was seriously relatable to me as someone growing up with familial relationships like the ones portrayed in the movie, which some people deem "abuse." I think that conclusion is pretty simplistic and misses the mark completely. This film deliberately avoids an easy, logical consensus on which characters are…
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Mulholland Drive 2001
Unfortunately have to rescind my David Lynch R.I.P. after seeing this
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Past Lives 2023
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
After arguing with several other people who believe Past Lives is a masterpiece, and on a subsequent rewatch, I feel obligated to write this biting and sarcastic review of such a quintessentially formulaic movie. The tears that this film squeezes out of its viewers like change from a homeless person all hinge on its ending, where the narrative subverts a stereotypical Hollywood "follow your heart" expectation (massive "indie" company A24 is a beacon of light in a sea of darkness…
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