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The King Tide 2023
I have seen complaints that this is too slow, which I can understand. Of course, different paces work for different people. That said, I loved how slow and moody this film is. I like that it's essentially a slowly burning character study about everyone on the island and how they react to the changes in the story. The film really gives us a chance to see how everyone reacts, and I don't really know how to put it except that…
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The Lighthouse 2019
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Holy shit, I love Robert Eggers. What still strikes me about this film is the generational conflict intersecting with masculinity. Willem Dafoe's character condescends to Robert Pattinson's as an experienced lighthouse keeper to the know-nothing, petulant newcomer. Dafoe's character sees Pattinson as a burden who doesn't appreciate his hard work (i.e. his cooking). To put it lightly, I sensed a very Baby Boomer vs. Millennial/Gen Z conflict here, distilled in crystalline black-and-white.
Meanwhile, Pattinson's character laments about how this job…
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