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A Real Pain 2024
Kieran, that Oscar was very much deserved!
One of my favourite things about the film was watching interviews with Jessie and Kieran sharing what it was like working together, it's progression from play to the big screen, and how the dynamic between these two characters was developed. This is a film about two cousins who embody opposing responses to pain.
Benji, desperate for connection but unable to sustain it, is outwardly expressive yet internally avoidant, eager to understand others’ suffering…
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Dreams 1990
- Some say life is hard, but that is just talk. It is good to be alive, it is exciting!
A fitting farewell message from one of the final works of his career, Dreams plays like a collection of Kurosawa's wisdom, fears, and reflections.
His dreams shift between wonder, fear, regret, and hope, with humanity's relationship with nature as the consistent thread throughout each sequence. What I enjoyed most were the film’s critiques of humanity’s desire for domination—whether through war…
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Nosferatu 2024
The first half was mesmerising. The overwhelming scale of the scenery, the darkness, and the ruined castle, combined with the use of stills and pans created a hauntingly beautiful atmosphere, and my god that moonlight!
The rest of the film was an experience which disturbed the senses, would have happily sat through another hour for more backstory to Hellen, or to let Dafoe explore more of the demon book; what do you mean he opens to the middle and happens…
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975
The film is less an adaptation of the novel and more a take on McMurphy’s character, making Nicholson’s performance its greatest strength. This narrower focus may also be a weakness, but perhaps that's me projecting my expectations rather than accepting the film for what it is.
Treating the film separately from the book, it simplifies the story into a direct conflict between McMurphy and Nurse Ratched, with less attention on the critique of the 'system' overall, or even the other…
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