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A causeway across decaying Americana, following the exploits of a few journalists who have become too passive to care about politics or circumstance. Their only desires are to get a “perfect shot”, and their hunger will not be satiated until that picture is taken.
The divisiveness in this film comes from the fact that the war is never explained past a few faction names. I think this is justified, as the film isn’t about the people fighting the war, but…
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Another long review ahead! This movie struck me in a very specific and emotional way, and I feel the need to analyze it in detail. It may be flawed in terms of pacing, but I still think it's beautiful in a way that requires a lot of words to properly describe. It truly deserves all the praise it has been getting.
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Miyazaki's swan (heron?) song. As Miyazaki's final film, The Boy and the Heron is deeply personal to a level…
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Friday the 13th is a sweepingly melancholic slasher, enhanced by its strong visuals and convincing gore.
The visuals are the most defined aspect of the film, spanning the lush green forestry that surrounds Crystal Lake. The fauna is captured with such care and intensity that it submerges you into the film's world. One particular shot I loved was the shot where Alice breaks into the cabin to call the police, but the phone is dead. The camera captures the whole…
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A solidly-crafted noir-ish tale about unchecked greed and the lengths of maternal love. Yet some of the pieces didn’t add up fully. Why did Bert try to take the fall for Veda?
Of course the star of the show is Joan Crawford as the title character. She exudes such a sadness in the second half, expertly navigating a wide variety of emotions to make Mildred the character she is. I love how full of life she plays the character once…
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I added English subtitles. This took about a month, but I'm happy to finally have this out so people can watch it! Going to force one of my friends to watch it soon, now that subtitles exist. I want to write a super detailed essay on this eventually. Maybe next time, though. For now, I implore you to watch this, it's really a great movie, and deserves a hell of a lot more recognition than it has right now!
Hey everyone! So I noticed that this film had almost zero presence on the internet, and I really wanted to watch it. So I did some things, and bought a DVD of this movie, with the intent of uploading it to the Internet Archive so it could be readily available. Anyways, fast forward to now, and the movie just finished uploading. No subtitles exist for it yet, but I’m working on getting some. Also, since the Internet Archive does not…
