A moving testament to the power of perception, storytelling, and— most simply and poignantly— just being alive. The film proves quite definitively that to live is to not simply exist but to be in the fullest possibilities of the phrase. It is to harbor multitudes of sensory experiences and cultural narratives right beneath the skin, a myriad of lifetimes, forever changing but always an authentic lived history. It follows, then, that we are all living monuments: we are all beautiful,…
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Bo Burnham: Inside 2021
I’m so late to this movie but I’m beyond glad I took a chance and watched it on a whim. I’m only (very) passingly familiar with Bo Burnham and his work, but I was absolutely taken by the gorgeous and thoughtful storytelling he manages in film. At first I was wary of his penchant for self-destruction and the relentless (albeit quite clever) meta-commentary of his own place inside the film (pun very much intended). But it becomes clear rather quickly…
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The Florida Project 2017
How do you grow up in a space that’s determined to squeeze you out? How can you show you care? Deeply moving film which adopts a child’s eye for magic and a worn-down man’s heart for fleeting, beautiful moments of empathy. A difficult watch, but it never felt cruel— every performance was so great that you were always invited to walk with these characters, not watch from afar.
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Perfect Blue 1997
I’m pretty sure I understand what just happened. Like 80%.
Viscerally horrific and wonderfully bizarre, and so so so very current. Especially with all this AI stuff that’s being developed. Do any of us even own ourselves??? I’m going crazy.
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