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Queer 2024
The second time around, I appreciated the artificial look of the Mexico City scenes so much more. The colors are exaggerated and the architecture flattens in the distance because the city is an enclosure that Lee constructs for himself - a stage for him to perform his alcohol and opiate-fueled song and dance night after night. The warm-colored, romanticized nights bring with them a promise of drunken encounters leading to shady motel rooms, momentary releases that disappear as quickly as…
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Families Like Ours 2024
TIFF #7
Well made and well meaning, but just didn't leave much of an impression. Vinterberg mentioned at the Q&A that he doesn't like to talk explicitly about politics or his intent with his work because he wants it to start a conversation on its own, but I don't think this really left much room for that. Maybe it would have a different impact on a European audience (who might hold different views about immigration/refugees).
Also it's a little annoying…
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The Brutalist 2024
TIFF #5
Absolute highlight of the festival so far (or of any TIFF I've been to if I'm being honest). I feel so honoured to have been able to see this.
None of the praise this has gotten at the festival circuit is hyperbole - this really is a modern masterpiece. I don't think any attempt at describing this will do it any justice, so I won't even bother. I know I'm probably shouting into the void but if anyone…
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Bound in Heaven 2024
TIFF #2
First of all, TIFF's description of this movie as "addressing important issues of domestic violence and the challenges of terminal illness within China's healthcare system" is criminally inaccurate 😡😡
The film quickly sheds the weight of these topics to become a wholehearted exploration of how we can make the most of our lives knowing that things might change at any moment. While this sounds really cheesy, the characters and script always felt real and authentic.
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