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Daaaaaalí! 2023
Been a while since the last time I watched a Dupieux film and what could be more fitting than one inspired by the great Dalí. An absurdist and meta take on the famed surrealist Dalí, the film continues Dupieux's distinct style and does what he does best with a character who probably presents himself as the best possible persona to be depicted in a Dupieux film. The style however feels a little repetitive and not as fresh as before, seemingly…
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Small Hours of the Night 2024
Saw it at Bangkok Experimental Film Festival, wasn't part of my plans but couldn't miss it after learning that I'll be able to catch it there, especially since it was refused classification by IMDA for SGIFF just the month before.
A really intense film made up of seemingly very little - black and white, two characters, almost purely dialogic, with very little else to provide any form of context, visual clues, plot devices etc. An indepth and dramatised examination at…
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Blue Moon 1997
Back again after a week. A little disappointed that we're starting with Blue again, and that only the fourth and last parts switched if I'm not wrong. But aside from the chance for different permutations (which can be seen as gimmicky), the film was still about as enjoyable due to the beautiful moments and atmosphere that was crafted throughout, just like how we experience life. There is not much else to add, I can and I'd love to watch this…
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Days 2020
Finally watching Tsai Ming-liang for the first time and what an experience it was. Didn't what to expect as I wasn't familiar with his style at all except that he's an acclaimed filmmaker.
The first shot already totally got me into the film. Genuine, mundane, calming, and beautiful. What followed was a series of similar still, long takes that interweave daily scenes of Kang and Non, never revealing more than it has to show us what is happening at the…
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