- Pretty close to a perfect movie. Looks unreal (saw the 4K restoration in IMAX), sounds amazing (Joe Hisaishi might literally by the GOAT), memorable characters, iconic locations, great pacing, and even a profound, nuanced message that shows real growth over prior Miyazaki films
- Probably my favorite Ghibli film by miles (although I haven't actually seen that many of them)
- Only thing that didn't quite work for me, as is the case with a lot of Miyazaki films,…
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Black Bag 2025
- An interesting jumble of genres, more 'whodunnit' than spy thriller. More stage play than blockbuster. This movie is not what I expected from the cast, the director, or the synopsis - which is not something I'm exactly mad about, I just don't think I personally loved the execution
- I did not love the writing here, it is probably goofy enough where it's OK how not naturalistic it is, but it rides a thin line. The dialogue is not…Translated from by
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American Fiction 2023
- It's not subtle, but it's nuanced. Not a lot of movies (or pieces of media in general) are able to strike that fine line
- This movie is pretty clearly a movie about the depiction of Black people in American media. The movie's stance on this is straightforward and textual - Black art should be allowed to be nothing more and nothing less than art created by Black people and that the many prominent depictions of Black suffering are,…Translated from by -
Late Night with the Devil 2023
- This movie is GOOD
- Davis Dastmalchian is GOOD
- The aesthetics are so fun. Great aping of 70s aesthetics with awesome effects. Color is amazing. Outfits, makeup, and hair is awesome. Great Even the camera itself is doing a lot to add into the overall feeling of things. Everything about this movie looked exactly like it felt like it should look.
- Genuinely scary! Some super, super tense moments
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