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Emmanuelle 2024
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A powerful erotic drama-thriller that’s Lost in Translation meets Babygirl. Subtle and understated, if you peek beneath the surface you’ll find that the lead character is thoroughly developed, and that’s my favourite part of this film.
Emmanuelle enjoys her escapades with strangers, but fails to actually find pleasure. Her job as a quality control inspector for hotels requires her to scrutinise the tiniest of details, where she gets caught up in observing rather than living. Her mother thinks it’s a…
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Nosferatu 2024
Finally watched this in a cinema with the intricate sound design from rumbles to shrieks, visuals fully embracing crushed blacks, and the 1.66 : 1 aspect ratio filling up almost the entire screen. This slowburn gothic horror is an utterly immersive spectacle, cementing Eggers as one of today’s best filmmakers (and probably the most “consistently best”).
I did find the riddling dialogue somewhat frustrating but I admire Eggers’ commitment, like how the dialogue in The Witch was largely taken from historical writings.
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Crocodile Tears 2024
Crocodile Tears is a complex character drama mixed with some moving depictions of romance, regular instances of humour, and sprinkled with just a few scenes of the supernatural. It's confident and meaningful with its three characters written in great depth and detail, yet not all is revealed. The producer said this took seven years to make and it was quite a sight to see each filmmaking lab and grant in the credits, going year by year.
35th Singapore International Film Festival
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Mickey 17 2025
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Watched this at the cinema and it’s a masterpiece. I would describe this as a sci-fi political dark comedy war satire, and yes it delivers on all fronts. I love the sheer patience of this blockbuster, often with no distinct character goal or mission. Instead it just takes its time bringing us through this journey. Led by subjective narration, time jumps, and constantly evolving, the film cleverly uses its concept to explore a range of quirky scenarios that left me…
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