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The Truth 1960
Criterion Challenge 1/52
Idk where the Rashomon comparisons are coming from because instead of using flashbacks as a means of reconciling conflicting statements of guilt vs innocence this just clumsily slaps a flashback structure onto its main trial to tirelessly hammer the point home that none of this would have happened if Bardot had listened to her father and hadn't had sex or gone to parties or done drugs. This ultimately walks away with its hands too clean of its…
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Batman 1989
It was funny watching this being aware of all the ideological thematic elements of the Bruce Wayne/Batman character which he has become inseparable from due to recent adaptations in spite of the fact that they are completely absent here. The trauma of Wayne's childhood is treated with the degree of seriousness you'd expect from an origin story like this but the ruminations on wealth and privilege, Batman's status as an extension of state power and Wayne's image as a Hefner-esq…
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Midsommar 2019
It's rare to rewatch a movie and experience the exact same emotional reaction as when you first saw it, despite now knowing everything that happens. I'm still stunned at virtually every aspect of this movie -- for something that so confidently wears its influences on its sleeve, it's insane how original and personal Midsommar feels. Some things I noticed/appreciated more on a second watch:
- I'm in love with how Aster constructed the relationship between Dani and Christian. You would…
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The Social Network 2010
All too much has been written about the opening scene but I think the true genius of this comes from the following Facemash sequence. The systemic digitization of incelism which would come to define the offshoots of Facebook in the 2010s is intercut with the harsh reality of the artificial transactionality of sleazy greek life until eventually they bleed into one Frankenstein's monster of objectification and alienation. I understand the hesitation towards Citizen Kane-ing the forefather of all our contemporary…
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