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  Blow-Up 1966

  ★★★★ Watched 13 Mar 2025

  Old mate is such a chaotic asshole. 

  The formal beauty, sense of style and more ponderous moments of beauty keep me hooked in on some type of level/s. Took a while for anything to start feeling like it’s working and by the end it does. But I can’t say it wasn’t a bit of a chore getting there being in the company of that smarmy prick at the party who you do reluctantly accept does have a sort of real glint in his eye and is only mostly full of shit.

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  Presence 2024

  ★★★ Watched 12 Mar 2025

  Enjoyed watching it and how it was shot going for a Paranormal Activity meets Evil Dead thing - which didn’t necessarily work but I appreciated it. Movie is kinda wack and “nothing”ish but I never wanted to turn it off or found myself hating it. I dig an unhappy ending too. But I think I made the right call watching it at home rather than in theatres.

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  Sorcerer 1977

  ★★★★½ Watched 03 Mar 2025

  Takes a while to get moving but once it gets there Friedkin goes off the deep end, reminding you he’s an absolute beast. Despite the slow pace for much of it, it’s impeccably crafted and the thrills are worth it.

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  Serial Experiments Lain 1998

  ★★★★½ Watched 09 Mar 2025

  Can a soul reach to the other the end of a telephone? Is a human in an unopened box really a human? 

  Astral cyber hacking and lonely strangeness. The quiet moments are so peaceful and isolating like a blanket. Episode 11 is fucking fantastic and such a bold swing. Best “recap” episode I’ve seen?  When the pennies start dropping and you’re scrambling to pick them up it’s a thrill that anime seems to be especially capable of as a medium. Yeah this was real good.

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