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Anora 2024
ivan was an excellent failson, for sure one of the most pathetic characters i've ever seen. and even more than that - excellent goons. loved igor and his heart of gold throughout most of the film, though the final 20 minutes or so with just anora and him did not add much of anything for me (and if anything sadly made his whole "wholesome goon" thing start to grate a bit), though the very final shot was effective.
in conclusion, i would personally award it Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress (Madison), Best Original Screenplay, and Best Film Editing,
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The Monkey 2025
i wanted silly, but it turns out i didn’t want that silly. quite cringey at parts! a few fun deaths but also ridiculous over-the-top death overload.
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F for Fake 1973
functions incredibly well as an engaging documentary, but then uses the stories of these fraudsters as such a brilliant angle from which to tackle some really interesting questions about the true and intrinsic nature of art.
what does it mean for art to be “real”? or, as welles’ repeated invocation of a kipling line goes, “it was pretty - but was it art?” welles twice plays a clip of erwyn stating “if they hang long enough, they become real”, so…
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Twin Peaks: The Return 2017
watched this over most of december. the greatest thing television has ever produced, and quite possibly lynch’s best work. this was my second viewing of surely many more to come throughout my life.
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