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  • Ace Attorney

    ★½

  • Mickey 17

    ★½

  • Angel's Dance

    ★★★

  • Ne Zha 2

    ★★★

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  • Ace Attorney

    Ace Attorney

    ★½

    Still one of the driest takes on the Ace Attorney franchise, but I’ve always been slightly enamoured over the ridiculous 360-degree shots and pans that underscore the heavily abbreviated narrative. There are some interesting updates to the narrative that hint at the DS case Rise from the Ashes, though generally speaking the omissions (including the more sparse use of score cues) are felt, and felt heavily. 

    Having said that, Miike is still having fun with this film’s premise, enough to say it’s honestly one of the better video game adaptations out there. I’d still watch this again over Detective Pikachu.

  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★½

    lol

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  • The End

    The End

    ★★★½

    I actually can’t tell if the artifice of Oppenheimer’s filmmaking works for or against this film. There are certainly swings here.

  • I Know Catherine, The Log Lady

    I Know Catherine, The Log Lady

    ★★★

    Watched as part of the sneak peek at North Bend Theatre. 

    It is a surreal thing to see a film whose development you have been indirectly a part of for some eight years - but since its gestation on Kickstarter in 2017, I Know Catherine, The Log Lady has quite a burden of expectations to carry. 

    It is not a perfect film, and I do have qualms over some of its content and editing style. But in terms of what it…