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  • Rashomon

    ★★★★★

  • White Noise

    ★★★

  • Decision to Leave

    ★★★★

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  • Rashomon

    Rashomon

    ★★★★★

    started watching this on a high having shushed an obnoxious italian couple. 
    particularly in awe of a plot that folds out into something more and more beautiful and intricate as it exposes continual horrors and complexities of humanity, expressed in such a innovatory and sophisticated way. love this.

    aesthetic: 9 
    depth: 9 
    entertainment:8

  • White Noise

    White Noise

    ★★★

    baumbach’s comedy is a life affirming journey through a succession of sketches that point towards funny and interesting ideas on death. 

    Though i would usually kill for ad i was unconvinced by his role as the professor. gg was amazing though. 

    language chooses to be poetic over immersive, perhaps taken too accurately from delillo’s novel ( i don’t know i haven’t read it, shouldn’t matter though). could maybe be persuaded to like this highfalutin style but find it quite annoying…

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  • Decision to Leave

    Decision to Leave

    ★★★★

    romantic crime drama or noir (black in french) that won palm d’or this year for best director about a detective whose investigations move sinuously around a romantic pursuit. particularly admired the fast-moving density of beautiful shots, dominos that make up the rhythm of great twists. i particularly liked the bit where she asked him to mirror her breath ( i do this often to close ones without them knowing). 

    (nb- i did watch at 4.30 am christmas day in attempt…

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