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  The Wailing 2016

  ★★★★★ Watched 12 Feb 2025

  I haven’t read a single review or analysis yet so I may be off the mark, BUT…

  Considering that I don’t fully grasp the full meaning or biblical allegory that concludes The Wailing, this film left me battered, demanding every last drop of hope I had for its characters as they fought against an evil they never fully understood. For its utterly shattering emotional devastation, it’s an unquestionable 5-star film.

  The way it reaches that devastation—blending police procedural, (zombie?), psychological…

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  The Voyage of the Mimi 1984

  ★★★★★ Watched 24 Jan 2025

  Essential cinema

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  Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 2023

  ★★★½ Watched 07 Jan 2024

  Genuinely thought the ending was the midpoint. Guess the pacing deserves credit. Gorgeous movie, meh concept with solid emotional stakes shining through bits that didn’t land for this multiverse skeptic.

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  We Need to Talk About Kevin 2011

  ★★★★½ Watched 08 May 2022 1

  This review turned into a novel. And this novel turned into a movie that inspired this review that became a novel. Hm. 

  Reviewing to copy and paste from a text convo with my partner my thoughts regarding John C. Reilly’s highly effective portrayal of the very nuanced and tricky character that is Franklin. Now that I’m tired of typing, i can tell you this doesn’t come until way later and that there isnt much structure or editing in what follows. Thanks…

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