There’s a concept called terror management theory: it’s the idea that in order to manage existential distress, we need several important things: self-esteem, meaning, and connection with others. If any of these “pillars” is missing, we fall into despair and are unable to balance dread with hope. And, as the main character posits earlier in this movie, these two opposite things being true at once are the cornerstone of how we persist without simply self-destructing. This movie encapsulates this idea,…
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 2012
Not Bella almost eating Alex Honnold!!
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Cure 1997
Done so precisely and effectively that even a cup of water and a lighter are the most terrifying things. What starts off as a seemingly straightforward detective movie turns into a deeply psychological examination of the sinister within everybody. A masterful portrayal of what happens when you get too close to evil that sent actual chills down my spine during those empty, creeping, dark, and void moments. The use of light (or absence of it) is mesmerizing. And that last shot could not have been better.
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The Idea of You 2024
One star for Anne Hathaway, one star for Nicholas Galitzine. Zero additional stars for how boring this was.
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