Emily

Emily

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  • Asteroid City

    ★★

  • Pig

    ★★★★½

  • Ran

    ★★★★★

  • House of Tolerance

    ★★★★★

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  • Asteroid City

    Asteroid City

    ★★

    Asteroid City:

    This movie screams boredom. Meticulously crafted and obsessively detailed, and tired. 

    I admire Wes Anderson’s consistency, his passion, and his uncanny ability to distill a character into an iconic image. We instantly understand who these figures are: their symbols, hairstyles, clothing, mannerisms, dreams, and fears — all captured in fanatically detail frames that feel timeless.

    And yet, beneath the neurotic style lies a hollow shell. His characters and narratives aren’t fleshy, they remain only as archetypes, drawn from…

  • Pig

    Pig

    ★★★★½

    Pig:

    What a strange, genre-bending film that is bound to catch you off guard. What seems like a macho, action-packed revenge tale unfolds into a surprisingly fresh story about companionship. It’s subversive, tender, gentle, and deeply nuanced. There is something really profound and powerful in its ability to practice subtlety and restraint. This film is something very special, and it makes me laugh at myself for loving it so much. 

    -EB

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  • Megalopolis

    Megalopolis

    ½

    Megalopolis: 

    Holy smokes, this film is a failure of astronomical proportions. I’m left with nothing but bewilderment, confusion and admiration. I don’t care about anything this film has to say. This is diary vomit.

    -EB

  • Ran

    Ran

    ★★★★★

    Ran:

    At a time when film feels dull and stagnant, this film reignited my joy. It’s like discovering movie magic for the first time: explosions of color, dreamlike sequences, poetic meditations on frame, composition, texture, and art - it is such a masterclass in emotional storytelling to epic proportions.

    -EB

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