Jimbo Cutrona

Jimbo Cutrona

Woah! Who is that at the mouth of my cave?

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  • Portrait of a Lady on Fire

    ★★★★★

  • Picnic at Hanging Rock

    ★★★★½

  • The Blind Owl

  • The Amusement Park

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  • Picnic at Hanging Rock

    Picnic at Hanging Rock

    ★★★★½

    I’m going to be haunted for sure. Only had seen The Plumber by Weir previously and I think the emotional welling of panic and unexplainable left unexplained, or the implication that there is no explaining to do (or that it’s futile), carry through in this painterly, decadent visual feast. I love the use of a period piece to increase contrast on outward and inward. And visually, as a period piece, what an incredible sight with all the mesmerizing attention to…

  • The Blind Owl

    The Blind Owl

    Already want to rewatch

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  • Even Hell Has Its Heroes

    Even Hell Has Its Heroes

    ★★★★★

    Had me smiling and crying and giggling and just generally beaming. What a perfect example of the potential for the documentary format to convey the emotions, the setting, and, in this case, the sounds of the subject(s) it is documenting with a level of art that stands on its own, adding-to instead of just showing-what.

    The interviews are phenomenal. Superbly natural. The interviewees are given the freedom to ramble about their interests, crimes, and crafts while shots play of these…

  • The Gleaners and I

    The Gleaners and I

    ★★★★★

    So generative and inspiring. And what’s better than a free potato and a good junk pile? Verde was able to pull the kid out of anyone…or maybe more accurately, to get at what lit and propelled them. Her curiosity and emotional skill is really shown through untrained actors and documentaries. She saw everyone as characters with a place.