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Recent reviews

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  9 Souls 2003

  Rewatched 14 Aug 2017

  9 assholes escape prison to confront situations and people they left hanging. Seems quirky at the start, before the characters end up in a spiraling vortex of hate and regret. A perfect film for when you want the futility of existence to dawn upon you and you're ready to kill yourself.

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  Valhalla Rising 2009

  Watched 24 Apr 2017

  Music video for an unreleased Sunn O))) song

Popular reviews

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  The Color of Pomegranates 1969

  ★★★★ Watched 03 Jun 2015

  This surreal feature was an attempt by the director, Sergei Parajanov, to revive the essence of the Armenian culture which was nearly lost amidst the pandemonium of the Ottoman massacre. The director captures the quintessential culture of his people through the wardrobes and sitar music that would have been deemed ceremonial for another time and civilization, but for the Armenians, it was a way of life. The only narrative which the film even faintly attempts to follow was that of…

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  Dog Days 2001

  ★★★½ Watched 10 Jun 2015

  It's 34°C in Vienna and its inhabitants have reached the boiling point. The director, Seidl, shows a seemingly normal suburban neighborhood, where people are busy getting naked, not to have sex - although it does tend to take place - but to avoid the heat. The director interconnects the stories of 6 main characters who are all full to the brim with angst; coupled with a mild case of dementia in one's case. Mid-way into the film, the neighborhood transforms…

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