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The Substance 2024
Strange that one of my favorite movies and one of my favorite albums last year were both about making a doppelganger out of yourself. Don't know what that says about the times.
Imaginal Disc by Magdalena Bay if you're curious.
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Le Samouraï 1967
Watched this a few years ago, and it's fun to look back on my old review. I have basically the same notes - this is a masterclass in tension in a way that feels almost musical or poetic, but there are relatively few words spoken. The visual language of the movie, from birds flapping like mad, to car hoods covering watching eyes, to shadows moving menacingly along walls, all communicate an omnipresent danger at first embodied by our loner assassin, but then later turned upon him by society writ large.
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Eraserhead 1977
Eraserhead is a terrifying, gore filled, dream-like experience. Like a real nightmare, its terror is rooted in personal fear: in this case, the fear of adulthood. Surreal cinematography, character designs, editing, and acting brilliantly surround this film with an atmosphere of suspense and paranoia, as the viewer never knows just what to expect around the next corner. Alongside these film techniques, David Lynch utilizes crisp and terrifying sound design to create a convincing and cohesive film. This was my first…
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Rebel Without a Cause 1955
Following the pain and desolation of the Second World War, many American veterans sought commodified comfort and created a new American landscape characterized by suburbia, the nuclear family, and consumerism.
As a product of the mid-1950s, Rebel Without a Cause and its teenage characters were forged by this new world, but while other pieces of American media at the time glorified newfound middle class prosperity, this film actively critiques it. I am impressed by how aware this film was of…
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