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The Substance 2024
A new testament from the horror alley to never underestimate its core. The Substance will go down as one of the unapologetic, bold, and eerily resonating films of the 20th century; in an age where an existence without societal standard of youth and beauty is beyond humiliation, and striving for perfection is always a must.
Fargeat, in her sophomore feature film dares to showcase a brutal look of self-hatred, and how its vulnerable spot pierces through your soul. The narrative…
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The Count of Monte Cristo 2024
At first, I was heavily reluctant to give this a perfect score but it progressed in a different lane — proving me wrong.
Do not be deceived by its length. Delaporte and de La Patellière’s adaptation of ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ only feels like an hour. It is a cinematic triumph of 2024!
It breathes new life into Alexandre Dumas’ classic tale of betrayal, vengeance, and justice. It captures the grandeur and depth while adapting to the new audience.…
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Still Walking 2008
In quietly visiting Kore-eda’s catalogue, my admiration to his filmmaking elevates further with Still Walking.
There is always an underrated brilliance in picturing tensions in a subtle tone. He did that. Here is a modest and closer view of a family navigating the deep-seated grief and breaking free from expectations.
But addressing those does not feel plain and one-dimensional. In a story overnight, there is a window of observing their special family dynamics, their ability to resist, feign, love, and…
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Tokyo Godfathers 2003
I spoke too soon. This is Satoshi Kon’s best.
Struck by coincidences, Tokyo Godfathers’ structure and tonal shifts are exquisitely done. Styled in realism and set in chaotic night streets, Kon’s attempt to lay out contradictions of humor and heartbreak, cynicism and sentimentality, and despair and redemption is beautifully orchestrated — presenting the three stories of outcasts so warm, vivid, and deeply human.
You can easily figure out how the story was crafted in high precision. There’s no dull moment.…
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Aftersun 2022
This took me some time to settle into its simplicity. But in the heartfelt essence of Aftersun, there is enlightenment in acknowledging grief and love; preserving every rich and warm memory of the one who had to depart.
Every moment and clips they have recorded, I can feel the weight of it. In every emotion shown, I want to endure it. Its raw depiction of recollection dives hard to our authentic power in handling nostalgia.
It was created in a…
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Perfect Blue 1997
Perfect Blue must be a great revelation back then. Ultimately fascinating, regardless of its slipping self-indulgence in the psychological horror scene, but it stands firm by leveling the mystery high from start until the end.
The dissonance is there, and it sparks beyond the genre of horror by opening a discussion of how media, fandom, and self-image can contribute in distorting truths. The storytelling, in its voyeuristic nature, is unsettling not only in Mima’s descent, but also in the idea…
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