One of the most emotionally affecting films I have seen since Kurosawa’s “Ikiru”. Along with Jarmusch’s “Paterson” they all can discuss existentially, in the same bath house, on what Ikiru (meaning “to live”) truly means. There is a simplicity and beauty to living that is easy to forget when we are constantly inundated with the idea of more and more. All we really need is our own tree-friend.
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The Matrix Resurrections 2021
Took huge swings with plenty of misses. Resurrections is a self-aware meta commentary on the pervasive reboots of franchises that Hollywood loves to cash in on. "Nothing comforts anxiety like a little nostalgia," as Morpheus said. The timing is absolutely fascinating, especially after watching No Way Home within the same week. It makes the criticisms the film makes all the more apparent even though it wasnt subtle to begin with. It's as if this movie is speaking existentially to its…
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In the Heights 2021
How do you not cast any dark skinned latinx for a leading/supporting role for a film that is supposed to take place in Washington Heights where over 75% of the residents there have dark skin? As a Dominican, this is a difficult watch. It's fantastic that the culture is being shown and represented. But the representation is once again whitewashed. We've come a long way since Westside Story with Puerto Rican's being portrayed by white actors in brown face but…
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Tenet 2020
A movie where more doesn't necessarily mean better.
Nolan introduced an interesting concept of "inversion" but the execution of it left much to be desired. Much of the movie spends its time with characters sharing exposition with the audience in a needlessly convoluted manner. So much so that it almost completely forgoes any meaningful character development. The writing might also be the weakest of any of Nolan's films with some laughable lines of dialogue: Pattinson: "the whole world will cease…
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