hgdownunder

hgdownunder

I sing Japanese bar songs.

Favorite films

  • Chinatown
  • The Graduate
  • Mulholland Drive
  • Cléo from 5 to 7

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  • Oppenheimer

    ★★

  • Skylab

    ★★

  • Proxima

  • Late Night

    ★★½

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  • Oppenheimer

    Oppenheimer

    ★★

    I am familiar with the Robert Oppenheimer story (or maybe I should say dilemma).  So I was hoping for the usual Nolan narrative sleight-of-hand on this material.  A new way of looking at it.  But no, it was a pretty straight up biopic, a courtroom drama within a courtroom drama.

  • Skylab

    Skylab

    ★★

    This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

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  • Proxima

    Proxima

    I watched this film with another woman, and as the woman not only jeopardised her position on the mission but the mission itself, my friend said, This movie insults women.  Honestly, The debriefing scene!  I couldn’t believe the closeup of the child’s foot touching the mother’s, as if, thank god, the child has forgiven the mother.  Hooray!

  • Knight of Cups

    Knight of Cups

    Beautiful cinematography, dreamy voice over, even less narrative than to the wonder. Bits feel poetic and worth it, but strung together for 113 minutes loses the feeling.

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