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  • Suspiria

    ★★★★

  • Halloween

    ★★★★

  • The Fog

    ★★★★

  • Dark Star

    ★★★★

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  • The Matrix Resurrections

    The Matrix Resurrections

    ★★★★★

    I hated the rage against the machine cover at the end, that's where I draw the line.

    It's sort of a comedy version of Cocteau's Orpheus.

  • World on a Wire

    World on a Wire

    ★★★★½

    After watching this while reading Tom McCarthys new book which follows a number of narratives connected to the production of a science fiction film and is in a nutshell about mapping and predicting bodies in motion — and in the shadow of the new matrix film, that despite its flaws and the poor interpretation of the idea of simulacra present in the whole franchise, I am determined to enjoy more than other people's reviews suggest, I have come to some…

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  • High Life

    High Life

    ★★★★

    Binoche is a great sperm obsessed space witch. Patterson does his job. I found the father daughter dialogue a bit much towards the end, but overall it's a good ride. The space ships look like something from red dwarf from the outside so I'm into that. I wish I hadn't found out olafur Elliason designed the interiors but it works and the garden especially adds a lot. Good weird and creepy. Not as stupid as interstellar.

  • My Name Is Not Ali

    My Name Is Not Ali

    Recommended.

    I wanted to watch this after trying to come to terms with the fetishised naked black bodies in World on a wire.

    Eye opening interviews with Fassbinder's gang who almost seem to resent 'Ali' and at times resemble the bigotted characters in Fear eats the soul.

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