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All of Us Strangers 2023
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I've been rating so many films five-stars lately, but it's just an beautiful year of cinema. I remember being startled awake by Andrew Haigh's debut film Weekend, and All Of Us Strangers has had the same impact. Poetic, brutally sad, and challenging, Haigh's masterpiece unfolds like an Escher sketch without a traditional beginning, middle, or end. The film is like a concentrated tear drop of experience, ideas, and emotion. Three days on I am still thinking about Paul Mescal character saying, "why didn't anybody find me". Impossible to forget.
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Priscilla 2023
Hypnotic, brittle, and sad, Sofia Coppola probably captures loneliness better than most filmmakers working today. Priscilla is an extraordinary encapsulation of what Sofia does best: exceptional soundtrack, captivating screenplay, placid direction that disguises a huge depth of feeling, and oh-so stylish production design. Probably her best film since Lost In Translation.
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The Holdovers 2023
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I utterly adored this heartfelt, hilarious, and touching character study about moving on from your history. Ancient History teacher Paul Giamatti gives a career best, Oscar-worth performance as a misanthropic educator with more of a chip on his shoulder than many of his students. The dialogue in this screenplay is remarkably good, which hit me by surprise—original, literary, and surprisingly affecting at times. The film blew up my defences, and I was weepy mess by the time the two-leads shake hands. Will watch again next Christmas.
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Wonka 2023
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A lot of online discussion regarding Wonka orbits the casting of star Timothee Chalamet. However, this is a distraction from the film’s other problems, including a somewhat absurd plot hole that takes the form an illiteracy and the contents of a letter. Not to mention the whole question about what the protagonist wants and needs—sure, he wants to sell chocolate, but what does he need to learn to do this? Read? No. No, Willy don't need to read to sell…
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