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The Long Goodbye 1973
blown away. i could sink into this atmosphere for the rest of my life. the chaotic mystery of the plot is perfectly balanced and anchored by the charming wit of gould and the slow 70s vibe of a dark, gentle plodding through the murky land of the free
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The Brutalist 2024
a perfect example of how to tell stories through cinematography - the upside down statue of liberty contrasting the upside down cross, the past connecting to the present, and a beautifully powerful depiction of trauma and artistic expression. an epic that deconstructs the american dream, like so many before it (killers of the flower moon being a recent example that, especially through the epilogue, reaches a similar execution), but that has its own unique vision to provide a different and…
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Boyhood 2014
i wasnt gonna give this that high of a rating - it sometimes had that hyper-american stylistic blandness and the acting was pretty inconsistent (especially near the beginning).
but when the credits rolled and i looked back on the film as a whole, i saw an incredible journey. i can’t think of another film where i’ve been so immersed in people’s lives as we follow the memory-like structure of the plot, bouncing between moments that stick out as breaks from…
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