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Wicked 2024
The birth of an evil, Wicked brings in candy-colored sets, popping visuals, and remarkable songs of the beloved musical to the big screen. It is a movie full of charm with a vision that is driven and inspired. The movie was also quite careful not to merely imitate the stage musical as it watered down big theatrical emotions of its original material and made most of its renditions a little more raw and tender which would not have happened without Cynthia…
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Kisapmata 1981
Kisapmata makes me feel bloated with anger and disturbance. It is a dark, unsettling story chronicling the moral decay in a patriarchal family. The film bravely paints the psychological power of evil through the dominating force of the predatorial character and his paralyzing effects on his prey. What makes this movie more unsettling is its realistic depiction of domestic violence. The film effectively contextualized the multifarious issues that it tackled in a way that is relatable to everyone, especially to…
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Love Exposure 2008
In its most bizarre form I find this film weirdly therapeutic. As someone who grew up being too critical of himself because of religious beliefs along with a tapestry of repressed thoughts, I find this film deeply remarkable because of its bravery in exposing how our past traumas contribute in the development of our irrational behavior. This film was a journey to hope, love, and freedom and I really appreciate how blissful and optimistic it was in the end despite…
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