jotaro tokunaga

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  • Babygirl

    ★★★

  • In the Mood for Love

    ★★★★½

  • Memories of Murder

    ★★★★

  • The Brutalist

    ★★★★

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  • Ikiru

    Ikiru

    ★★★★

    couldn't watch this film without thinking of the british remake 'Living' [2022], anticipating how Kurosawa would tell the original version of the story...

    the former is snappier, more direct in outlining his journey - from the diagnosis, finding new purpose and perspective, then implementing his work and legacy - the straightforward arc was in my mind throughout the first act

    by comparison this second act was less efficient in portraying the big night out; circling repeatedly around the haunts of…

  • Paprika

    Paprika

    ★★★

    looked better than ever, also made less sense than ever

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  • As The Tide Comes In

    As The Tide Comes In

    ★★★★

    some kind of hybrid between a beautifully shot portrait, documentary and oddball scandi film making.

    this was unassumingly moving; the resident's stoicism against everything in flux, their numbered days, and an unconcerned world. just one example of the thousands of communities existentially under threat under our collective custodianship of climate collapse.

  • Total Recall

    Total Recall

    ★★

    I got duped into thinking this was that 80s classic on a long haul flight