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Alice in the Cities 1974
“that’s why you keep taking photos, they’re something you can hold on to, more evidence that it was you who saw things.”
a beautiful, poignant and melancholy film. amidst the sparse landscapes and cities absent of vibrancy, two souls fill the space with curiosity and pain in equal measure.
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The Descendants 2011
alexander pain’s talent at digging deep into the root of people’s repressed emotions and pain is actually unparalleled. teared up big time on the plane watching this.
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Portishead: Roseland New York 1998
perfection.
i wanna be beth gibbons when i grow up!!
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I'm Still Here 2024
a gorgeously compelling, nuanced and affecting film. Fernanda Torres carries each shot with robust grace and strength. a harrowing account of police state authoritarianism (more valuable now than ever given the creepy rise of neo-fascism around the globe) and a moving and poignant portrayal of family, parenthood and grief. at times I felt a narrow focus on the middle class was a little restrictive of the potential potency of the story, so half a star taken off for that. the music and cinematography were just stupendous, too. a joy to watch what feels like a return of real cinema.
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