ltokyol

ltokyol

“And, like a spouse, he hugged his brother.”

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  • Alien: Romulus
  • The Brutalist
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  • Perfect Days

    ★★★★★

  • The Brutalist

    ★★★★★

  • Nosferatu

    ★★★★★

  • MadS

    ★★★★★

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  • Perfect Days

    Perfect Days

    ★★★★★

    "I have always wanted to take up the subject of patterns, but it is such a difficult topic, and my thinking so inadequate, that a great deal of time has fruitlessly passed by. Yet whenever one thinks about beauty, one invariably returns to this subject" ("The Beauty of Everyday Things," by Soetsu Yanagi, page 69).
    I am reminded of this quote from a book I read recently.
    There is beauty in pattern; something reoccurring; day after day; little to no…

  • The Brutalist

    The Brutalist

    ★★★★★

    Ce film était un crescendo de béton et de laiton, un moment que je me souviendrai pour toujours…

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  • Anora

    Anora

    ★★★★★

    Anora (2024), follows a straight-forward plot, but the film’s strength lies in its play on color operating as signals, telling a unique story that is a complement to the story told to the audience. From the down-cast shadow draping Igor’s face to the color red appearing between Annie and Igor every time they interact (save for the final scene), Anora is a captivating film with its crescendo of colors. Annie is a woman who has been used and violated by…

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