seen introduced by cronenberg and howard shore
death is the natural endpoint of desire—the final orgasm. everything else is just a prelude.
at once seductive, disturbing, violent, tragic, and even quite funny…for in a world corrupted by technology’s scary possibilities, nothing is upright anymore, everything is stuck in limbo. a truly singular artistic achievement and viewing experience that i could write pages on. of all the unforgettable details in this film, unger’s fluttering eyelids probably reverberate in my mind the most.
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Crash 1996
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Cure 1997
unique in many ways, but above all in that its sense of horror is almost never derived from some threat, be it some physical or spiritual force. the film itself is the object of horror, and not in some schlocky way that resorts to cheap signifiers. kurosowa imbues the viewer with a sense of discomfort that works insidiously, escalating as the film progresses towards an increasingly atmospheric register. visual and sonic patterns emerge, gradually manipulating your senses until you feel…
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Beau Travail 1999
expected a homoerotic ballet of sorts (without really knowing what that would involve), closer to an action film than a drama. what i got was (somewhat disappointingly) more of a slow-burner, with a much lonelier, more wistful atmosphere than i expected. quite torn atm. i liked elements of it: the occasionally dreamy montage, the consistently great use of landscape, the brimming sensuality of many of the shots (sweaty bodies colliding underneath the scorching sun etc..). main issue is that the…
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Mickey 17 2025
an unfortunate symptom of the absurd thing that america has become, one that now seems to have reached the point of defying caricature. the main problem with mickey 17 though, is that i don’t even get the impression that bong knows what he’s satirising, which i think is manifest in ruffalo’s role, which strikes me as a very confused take on trump/musk. if you thought snowpiercer’s train was a broad allegory, well this film takes that broadness to a whole…
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