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  Phoenix 2014

  Watched 30 Jan 2025

  • Remarkable all around, 98 minutes and doesn’t drag at any point, great acting, and has a really strong ending. I guess there’s a bit of suspending disbelief that this guy really couldn’t tell his own wife apart even with a different face, but it lands its compelling premise nonetheless

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  The Colors Within 2024

  Watched 24 Jan 2025

  • The visual style of Yamada’s films is very distinct and that’s no different working with Science Saru, beautifully detailed with fluid character animation throughout 
  • Kind of an understated movie narratively but was sweet and the direction/music gives it pleasant atmosphere
  • Great dub, especially since the songs at the end are done in English too
  • I felt more could’ve been done with the concept of seeing people as colors, though that kind of falls off in the background in favor of the forming a band focus

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  Dune: Part Two 2024

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