The utter stranglehold that ARG and video game fantasies had on our 12 year old minds is immense.
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Oppenheimer 2023
Writing off my ticket as a tax deductible work expense since my supervisor said it was essential viewing for my PhD. (N.B. I don't actually work in quantum physics either.)
I tried putting some words down to convey some of what I loved about this film. I'm unhappy with it, though I want to move to writing other things, so here is what I have...
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Made in Hong Kong 1997
For a film which sounds on the surface like the second wave director Fruit Chan’s cash in on the indie splash made by his contemporary Wong Kar-wai and his Chungking Express a few year prior, it is certainly surprising to see how Made in Hong Kong manages to carve its own creative path. I went expecting gritty lo-fi riff on the Chungking formula aimed more so at the disillusioned youth of the Handover era. What I got was a film…
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