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Lake Mungo 2008
I think I’ve seen too many “ghosts as a motif for grief and trauma” movies to be really wowed by this one
Also felt wayyy longer than 90 mins- I’m sure the slow pacing was intentional but it was just so hard for me to sit through. I’m not sure if I hate or love that we don’t have any idea what happened until the very end, and even then it’s ambiguous; I think I was hoping for more of…
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Kinds of Kindness 2024
I know yorgos was listening to strangers by ethel cain when he was cooking this up
Loved the cinematography, loved the storytelling, loved the connecting thread of the lengths people go to for acceptance and love, but am left feeling kind of uncomfortable and questioning
I will say the more actual films I watch the more I appreciate them over digital- the 35mm in this is honestly the star of the show and some of the visual shots stuck with me more than the storyline or anything else
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