My favorites are just the last 4 I’ve rated 5 stars, saw somebody doing that and I thought it seemed fun.
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice 2024
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Hey I’ve read Crime and Punishment, why can’t Jenna Ortega crash into my fence?
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Ritual 2000
In Ritual, Hideaki Anno continues to deal with the choice between human interaction and isolation, a major theme in Neon Genesis Evangelion.
The occasionally harsh messaging is balanced by the excellent performances of Shunji Iwai and Ayako Fujitani. Trying not to give too much away, their on-screen interactions range from heartwarming to selfish and exploitative. Together, they paint a portrait of a complex relationship marred by mental illness and mutual loneliness.
And rather than creating a film filled with platitudes,…
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The Inheritance 1962
At this point, I think I have to list Masaki Kobayashi as one of my favorite directors, because I seem to love almost everything he's done. Of his films, The Inheritance is the first I've seen that is basically a contemporary piece. It's neither a war film like his epic trilogy The Human Condition, nor a jidaigeki film like Harakiri, Samurai Rebellion, or Kwaidan. But for me, The Inheritance was just as intensely gripping as my favorites of the other…
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