steadyhuman

steadyhuman

Favorite films

  • Children of Men
  • Unbreakable
  • To the Wonder
  • The Thing

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  • In the Mood for Love

    ★★★★½

  • Past Lives

    ★★★★½

  • The Empty Man

    ★★★★½

  • The Gray Man

    ★★★

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  • In the Mood for Love

    In the Mood for Love

    ★★★★½

    A master at work. Just the image of physical objects breaking the frame, creating new frames with an image, a clogged artery struggling to bring blood to the heart, the world creeping in like an over grown forest.

    Some how many of these small spaces, streets, alleys, still create an unbearable distance.

    Fuck…

  • Past Lives

    Past Lives

    ★★★★½

    There are many films that deal with unrequited love, for me that’s usually a big time cry time for me. Something about the pain of loss at literally one of the best parts of a relationship, the forming. This kept bringing me back to In The Mood for Love, but because of the modern setting, and the fact they are pretty much the same age as I at the same time, I connect with many aspects of this film. 

    The…

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  • The Empty Man

    The Empty Man

    ★★★★½

    This is three movies in one. 

    Fans of the silent hill games, cult in the woods movies and cosmic horror, get situated and watch this beast.

    First time director making an ambitious film with a solid budget.

    This will upset most. But if you look past the tropes you expect to find, you will have good time.

    thought + concentration + time = flesh

  • Red Rooms

    Red Rooms

    ★★★★½

    There are very few films that can keep a sense of creepiness, so distinct, for its entire run time. 

    A master class in blocking with camera movement. Subtle yet impactful camera movement, as methodical as our protagonist. 

    What is even better is the fact that as we follow someone’s obsession making them recklessly abandon all the safe guards they have put in place to seal themselves off from others. This is directly related to how  the camera moves, it changes…

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