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  • I'm Still Here

    ★★★½

  • Mickey 17

    ★★★½

  • Annie Hall

  • True Romance

    ★★★★

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  • True Romance

    True Romance

    ★★★★

    Tarantino writing a screenplay about a dream version of himself.

  • Night and Fog

    Night and Fog

    ★★★★

    Die richtigen Bilder, der passende Kommentar und eine komplett überflüssige Musikuntermalung.

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  • If the Sun Drowned Into an Ocean of Clouds

    If the Sun Drowned Into an Ocean of Clouds

    ★★★★

    A witty look at socio-political issues such as the oppression of women in the Middle East, uncaring real estate construction and workers' rights. The jokes work through the timing of the cuts - e.g. when the boss appears to be busy but is actually playing solitaire - or the timing of the movements - e.g. when a co-worker puts on his cap like a superbull to catch an "inappropriately dressed" woman.

  • Explanation for Everything

    Explanation for Everything

    ★★½

    A portrait of Hungary as a nation, embodied by an ensemble of characters who are all under pressure and stress for different reasons. Who don't talk to each other, but only at cross purposes, which the camera emphasises by isolating them from each other in dialogue.

    I am very interested in right-wing conservatism in states that are becoming authoritarian. But unfortunately, a mediocre story and insanely slow pacing don't captivate me enough to really care about what happens to Abel…