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The Wind Will Carry Us 1999
An engineer & his crew visit a village to await the death of an invalid.
This is my tenth, & final film that I will be watching for my Abbas Kiarostami binge & what a fitting end to my experience with his filmography.
“The Wind Will Carry Us” is Kiarostami’s most perplexing, with dense symbolism that tackles an array of subjects. With such a simple, yet mysterious premise, it gives room to the deeper, more poetic side of cinema.
This film will stay…
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Like Someone in Love 2012
A student prostitute is reluctantly signed up to meet with an older man. The following day causes friction between her & her fiancée.
This is Abbas Kiarostami’s second to last film, but his last true narrative telling, and this was definitely his weakest. I say definitely because the delivery of messaging is told through a tiresome cinematic experience.
Maybe tiresome is a bit dramatic. It is worth noting that the pacing of this film is rough for the entire runtime, harming…
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An American Werewolf in London 1981
Two American hitchhikers are attacked by a werewolf & must deal with the aftermath.
I always have this bit of skepticism walking into older horror films as they can be extremely ridged in performances & special effects but this is proof that a movie can be decades old & still look better than most of what’s coming out today.
I mean seriously “An American Werewolf in London” does not pull any punches & had me gasping at mauled bodies & grotesque body dysmorphia.
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Alien: Romulus 2024
In order to escape a slave-like life on a mining colony, a group of youngins decide to board an abandoned space station, which may or may not be infested by xenomorphs…
As a huge fan of the franchise I am always skeptical when it comes to new iterations of Alien. I mean we don’t have the best track record here, but luckily Romulus serves us fans right despite not being the most refreshing watch.
I was sat, feeling overwhelmed at…
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