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Self Reliance 2023
This movie didn’t know if it wanted to be a quirky comedy or an indie thriller so it just kinda slogged along in tonal limbo with a vaguely perceptible veneer of intrigue that led to zero payoff.
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Presence 2024
This is ostensibly a haunted house movie from the POV of a ghost, but it’s mainly just a drab portrait of family dysfunction.
As POV movies go, the cinematography is interesting at times, but overall the execution feels like a gimmick that can’t compensate for a thin and unrewarding plot. The storyline handles dark/triggering subject matter in a way that feels shallow and borderline exploitative.
That said, I think Soderbergh elevates this movie with some competent direction, and there is…
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Tangerine 2015
This is a heartbreaking portrait of friendship. It feels at the same time deeply exploitative and also sweet and sincere. This movie paints a sad picture of people struggling economically and interpersonally in a gritty LA criminal underbelly. Ultimately this movie is about betrayal, and the way that we cope with being betrayed by someone we love.
It’s also about facades, and the way that that we try to cover up our truth or our ugliness, whether it’s the glitz…
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Kinds of Kindness 2024
Yorgos Lanthimos remains undefeated. This was excellent - like three perfect episodes of The Twilight Zone.
I had heard so any mixed reviews, I came in with tempered expectations, but this was hilarious and had so many memorable scenes. Yorgos is king.
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