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Crash 1996
Shit, I liked this way more than I thought. It’s a series of surreal wet dreams…gives new meaning to “sex drive”.
Seriously though—Lynchian fetish porn aside, this film makes a really fascinating use of cars as sexual metaphors. It’s oddly academic in its visual style and commits to every bit.
It’s just very internally consistent. The narrative is pushed along by primal desire. Everyone on screen looks like they’re about to orgasm. There’s sexual tension between every character and SO…
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Barbie 2023
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
A lot of fun! Surprising and emotional at the end.
This film lost me quite a few times but it held my interest through the outstanding production design and stellar lead performances. It’s just a little too SNL for me. Or too millennial? Those things are kind of the same.
But it sticks the landing very well. It’s extremely sincere and given that this film is basically an extended metaphor for the world we live in, it feels necessary and…
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