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Green Bones 2024
Builds an earnest, even if sentimental, case for restorative, rehabilitative justice. Not just within the prison/correctional section (Dom), but starting from the pedagogical (Xavier), to really reform a rotten system. Not a fan of its saccharine score and some tourist-y montage-y edits at the start (too much drone shots as well). Could use a little restraint but Dennis and Ruru bring their A game to characters that are nicely written, each mirroring the hopefulness needed to effect change.
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Fan Girl 2020
A friend talked to me about his interpretation of the film after I told him I finally got to see it and his theory, I'm starting to realize, is much more interesting had the film gone that way, given the fiction-reality dichotomy, its crossing into surreal territory. It didn't cross my mind while watching the film but the plausibility of his proposition will only make sense if the screenplay and direction went for it. An interesting diversion for Jadaone, sure,…
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