Perhaps the greatest film about film? Profound yet humble. Antonio Banderas in the role of a lifetime. Excellent supporting performances; I was very moved by Asier Etxeandía this time around.
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Grand Theft Hamlet 2024
I've put off logging this film for a few weeks now because I feel it deserves a proper essay, but I'm not sure I have that in me at the moment.
I really connected with this. I love theatre, and I love games. But perhaps more importantly, I spent significant parts of my childhood roleplaying in multiplayer games, and in particular, Habbo Hotel and Minecraft. Thus, the idea of using video games as a tool for self-expression is one I'm…
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The Brutalist 2024
TL;DR: The film’s seemingly ambiguous attitude towards the Zionist project is frustrating. I feel the need to overcorrect a little bit, since a vast majority of the response to this film so far has been nothing but positive, and most refuse to engage with perhaps the most salient aspect of the film.
The first half of The Brutalist follows László Tóth (Adrien Brody), a Hungarian Jewish architect struggling to find his place in the United States after surviving the Holocaust.…
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