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The Handmaiden 2016
I can't believe I was expecting a staid slow-burn period drama going into this. I know this director, I knew better than that! even taking what I've seen of him into account, this is cheeky Chan-wook, less overtly clownish than Oldboy but bouncier by miles than either of the Vengeances. the social themes start out a bit light-touch compared to the love story, but the structure pivots aggressively to center them to the point that I started to miss the…
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Punishment Park 1971
unholy, prescient imitation of the worst our country has to offer, all the more impressive from an English director. in the story of America, this movie is a single clap of thunder.
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Megalopolis 2024
I'm sorry, I really am sorry. it was good actually. probably three and a half stars’ worth of good and five megalopolillion stars’ worth of bad but genuinely, constantly hilarious. it fully committed for real. I wouldn't have thought to make it under any circumstances, partly on account of how bad it was but that still counts to me. I'm not joking, the audience burst into laughter and applause when it ended, I've never seen a crowd hooting and hollering…
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A Serious Man 2009
one thing about jews: we have perfected the farce. stories that involve absolutely no victory, about pathetic people suffering absurd indignities. god will never answer for this and you have to laugh.
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