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Ex Machina 2015
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When I originally watched Ex Machina in theatres back in 2015, I remember walking out elated; its images had left a dreamlike impression on me. My local cinema showing the film for its 10th anniversary offered an opportunity to relive my first experience watching it, which I was hesitant undertake. I feared aspects of the movie hadn’t aged well and I would sour my original memory of it.
In the end I was pleasantly surprised. While Ex Machina isn’t without…
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Woman Is the Future of Man 2004
The film is a display and examination of toxic masculinity in contemporary Korean society. Growing up exposed to a lot of Korean culture through friends and maintaining those connections in life, a lot of the situations presented in the film tasted of plausibility and authenticity.
The two main male characters Mun-ho and Hyeon-gon are alienated from each other and from themselves, unable to realise that their best attempts to hide their (usually unscrupulous) intentions from others fall flat. They often…
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Nosferatu 2024
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Eggers' Nosferatu proved to be a rather inconsistent experience for me, not quite unlike The Northman (2022). Interestingly enough, I believe it's Eggers' idiosyncrasies shining through that are the strongest and weakest elements in the film.
For one, his fastidiousness in historical specificity is a highlight. Living close to the real place where the fictional town of Wisborg is based on made me appreciate how not just the general strokes have been researched but also minute details such as the…
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