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Whisper of the Heart 1995
There was a recent statement from Hara Tetsuo 原 哲夫 on AI art. For those that don't know, Hara Tetsuo is the artist behind the Fist of the North Star series. For the people that know me the best, they know I'm as obsessed with this raw gut-punching anime アニメ and manga 漫画 series from the '80s as I'm addicted to eating yoghurt as my comfort food. The quote goes as follows:
“What AI cannot do is 'be prepared to…
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The Death of Stalin 2017
The Death of Stalin (2017) is an adaptation of a French graphic novel that follows the machinations of the Soviet communist machine in the days and weeks following, well, the death of Stalin. Unfortunately, contrary to what you might expect based on that introduction, it's a movie filled with many The Black Book of Communism (1997)-style historical misconceptions and fabrications. But, god, is it goddamn funny. I'm personally in the camp that a movie's merit shouldn't be measured by its…
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Lonely Glory 2023
uhh, I got hit with bricks! damn!
Lonely Glory (2023) is an ode against individualism; to prosper in our contemporary society is to prosper alone, for the system that inhibits us disallows any baggage that could slow us down on our path to what it deems as success. Such essence captures the localized title: a lonely glory. After all, it's what befalls its protagonist Kumano Haruka 熊野 遥風, played by the absolutely talented Morita Kokoro 森田 想, at the end…
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Wild Zero 1999
Some people might look at Wild Zero (1999) on a surface-level and see a shitty low-budget promo-movie made to bolster the status of underground punk-rock band Guitar Wolf, and those people will guise that opinion under that of a "critical eye." But I see something different, I see raw art. I see a piece that, despite having a literal budget within the negatives, is able to break the traditional notions of cinema to tell a gripping tale of love within…
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