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  • Mickey 17

    ★★

  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    ★★★½

  • Rear Window

    ★★★★

  • Close-Up

    ★★★

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  • Mickey 17

    Mickey 17

    ★★

    An obvious political piece and observation of the direction of the world today. Had some humor and obviously a position, but no real depth. Interesting observation is from my American view this film was all Trump…Korean perspective seems to be that it’s about Japan.

  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

    ★★★½

    It’s difficult to write about this film. There’s too much ground to cover. I had difficulty getting into it at first as the acting was strange and it felt like Americans trying to write an “authentic” Japanese story. The communication felt very unnatural and completely skated over obvious cultural nuance. Ultimately this critique may be accurate, but the film keeps unfolding and presents a very unique story magnificently. The novels in color with endlessly imaginative sets and flashbacks in black…

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  • Mulholland Drive

    Mulholland Drive

    ★★★★

    I hated this movie when I came out. I was also 21 years old and it was before YouTube or my time living in LA. I think my difficulty with the film came from not having any theme or interpretation that allowed a mystery to unfold. It was too mysterious and just annoyed me. I spent time researching how it was made and some common theories and decided to revisit it. I love that Lynch had planned for it to…

  • Amarcord

    Amarcord

    ★★★★

    This film is like a surreal dream for me. It covers so many themes of Italian culture and does it in a funny and simplistic manner. I love many Fellini films, but feel this one can be approached without much need to dive deep and analyze the content. It can be taken as is.

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