“Have you ever had a dream that you, um, you had, your, you- you could, you’ll do, you- you wants, you, you could do so, you- you’ll do, you could- you, you want, you want them to do you so much you could do anything?“ ~ Akira Kurosawa
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Skinamarink 2022
Watching this at night, alone in my apartment feels very much like the intended experience. I’d say this could have probably been a bit shorter. When it gets to the last 20 minutes or so, it doesn’t really take the idea anywhere new. But the atmosphere of this film is really unlike anything else I’ve ever seen. It perfectly captures a feeling that reminds me of when I l’d stay at my grandmothers farm as a child, and would wake…
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Speed Racer 2008
I could have done with the saturation being dialled down 10%. This movie has such aggressive commitment to the bit. Its production design is so busy and colourful, that it is frequently ugly - part Spy Kids, Tim & Eric and Reboot. That said, the editing in this movie is world class, the action sequences are gripping, and the performances across the board are pitch-perfect. The cumulative effect is a film that achieves exactly what it sets out to be -…
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Alien: Romulus 2024
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Romulus One: An Alien Story
There were a few bits of fan service in this movie that I really hated. Namely a certain dead-actor-face-swap cameo, and a certain famous movie quote uttered by a character who, in the world of the movie, would have no reason to have spoken those words - unless they were actively trying to appease an audience that’s only interested in seeing and hearing things that they’ve seen and heard before.
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Night Games 1966
Watching this film is like having an alarm on your phone that you can’t turn off, so you just have to sit listening to it while you wait for the battery to die. Some beautiful shots, but otherwise frequently loud, irritating, and dull. Arthouse bullshit, the most annoying film I’ve seen since Frances Ha.
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