“Take ‘myself,’ subtract ‘movies,’ and the result is ‘zero.’”
- Akira Kurosawa
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Sanshiro Sugata 1943
Maybe I’m just a fool, but I managed to watch through the entirety of Sanshiro Sugata before learning that it was Akira Kurosawa’s feature film debut. Or maybe it’s a testament to his divinely inspired skills as an artist, that even when he was first starting out, he knew exactly what he was doing. There was a time in my life when I would’ve scoffed at the idea of willingly watching a movie from 1943–I still know plenty of people…
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The Hidden Fortress 1958
After I read some background about The Hidden Fortress at the end of “Pure Invention,” I knew my movie for tonight had been pre-ordained. I knew Kurosawa was a major influence on George Lucas and Star Wars, but I don’t think I understood the breadth of that influence. So here I am, doing my due diligence in trying to understand modern globalism and the interconnectedness of ideas that glues our whole big world together.
There’s something so mesmerizing about the…
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Oppenheimer 2023
When I first heard the news that Oppenheimer would be shown in 70MM IMAX at select theaters I recognized an incredible opportunity. There was a museum an hour away from home that was listed, but it dramatically disappeared from the list. The next closest screening was in New York City—so I looked my girlfriend dead in the eye and said “pack your bags sweetheart, we’re going to the Big Apple.” I hadn’t been to America’s greatest city in a couple…
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Dune: Part Two 2024
I'm speechless. I can barely comprehend what I just witnessed. Years of anticipation, multiple delays, a sandworm sized amount of hype—words will never accurately convey how I feel in this moment, post-Dune 2. In the simplest of terms, Dune: Part Two is the truest science-fiction masterpiece. It deviates from the source material quite a bit, much more than before, but every change is authentic and comes from a place of love for the book. Denis Villeneuve had nothing to prove—his historic…
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