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Conclave 2024
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For a movie about the papal conclave, this sure was about the US election! When Fiennes asked Tucci if Lithgow had offered him the Secretary of State position for his support, I groaned.
Gorgeous movie, awkwardly shot; for a movie so invested in political maneuvering and tense standoffs, we sure got a lot of distant shots. The language of the camera was at times so clumsily blatant, it felt like cinema for amateurs. And other times, the camera was so…
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No Other Land 2024
for transparency's sake, this movie could not have convinced me of anything. i believe in palestinian sovereignty, in the right to return, in the dismantling of israeli apartheid. nor does this movie spur hope of a future of co-existence between Israel and Palestine. For all of Yuval's good intentions and acknowledgement of his nation's cruelty to Palestine, he inevitably still believes in Israel, in a two state solution, in harmony.
And I appreciate, then, that Basel and his fellow Palestinians…
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Nosferatu 2024
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living life postferatu
good:
- ellen's new role in this story was the anchor of my enjoyment here. transforming orlok into a manifestation of her loneliness, her desires, her repression and shame was an inspired choice. as she embraces him until the light of dawn, dissolving away her haunting guilt.... themes!
- in the same vein, i enjoy the shift of orlok from a purely external force invading an innocent city to a somewhat internal demon demanding acknowledgment.
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The Lunchbox 2013
i think i appreciated the scene to scene experience more this time around. nimrat kaur supremacy
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