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Memories of Murder 2003
Boon Joon Ho's cinematic conversation with Fincher is my kind of theme work. I need to study it more, but I think I know where this is heading knowing a bit of each directors' filmography. It's maybe the best argument for auteur filmmaking. A public discussion of philosophy across an ocean with room for interpretation and fairly wide distribution.
The film itself also effected me deeply. In particular the beginning and end were amazing. Sang Kang-ho is the real deal, and I loved the field and restaurant shots. It's a little slow in the middle.
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Four Daughters 2023
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
An extremely honest and open look at generational trauma, this portrays what drove two young girls to leave their family for ISIS with an entirely unique hybrid between documentary and collaborative storytelling. Honestly, I’m not even 100% convinced it’s ethical. It feels like listening in on group therapy, but the real girls direct the actors. The actors chastise the women they are portraying, and we jump in and out of roleplay all the time. It’s really something and gets moments…
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Chevalier 2022
A rare and unexpected double banger week.
Rapturous romance, vivacious music, devastating theming, meticulous production. Stephen Williams, a director of the well respected Watchmen, really hit it out of the park. I’m enamored with movies lately, and perhaps I simply needed this, but this is one of my best experiences in years.
Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Samara Weaving are electric together. I could feel shudders pulse through the audience when they finally touched. I want to watch them kiss all…
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