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Civil War 2024
This movie feels unrealistic until you remember it’s what Sudan has been experiencing for a year. Perhaps a paradigm shift like this is what the film is trying to achieve, but that would be the most gracious interpretation. It just felt pretty hollow to me. Just watch Children of Men instead.
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The Zone of Interest 2023
Eery and stunningly beautiful, this film explores the question of how German citizens could go about their lives while their Jewish neighbors were being annihilated. We never see the inside of a concentration camp. Instead, the everyday acts of flirting, gossiping, and child rearing become uncanny and horrifying with the juxtaposition of distant gunfire and nighttime illumination of burning chimneys. The film includes nauseating scenes meditating on the bureaucracy of genocide, people being reduced to line items, promotions, and memos. The creation of this film is prescient and, I think, applies to what we’re witnessing in Gaza.
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Poor Things 2023
Visually stunning, and Emma Stone’s acting is a triumph. My complaint is that it took half of the movie to pass the Bechtel test (aka, speak to another person with a vagina), and our main character’s exploration of her body is primarily focused on sex - including her becoming an actual whore. At the risk of sounding like a killjoy, it’s clear that the movie was written and directed by men. I would have loved to see more of her…
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Shiva Baby 2020
Effectively creates a claustrophobic world of grotesque interpersonal encounters. I especially appreciated the camera angles to people’s faces, complete with finger print smudges as we experience the main character’s building panic attack.
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