What a gut punch of a film, it’s emotions and themes as muted as its colours but in maybe the best way.
The elegance of camera motion here is probably the best I’ve ever seen.
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A Special Day 1977
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Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto 1954
Mifune brings the usual physical brilliance, and I wish films still looked like this.
Didn’t realise this would be such a serialised trilogy and this feels like a lot of table setting. It’s not bad, but I really anticipate the next few to be more interesting.Translated from by
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The Substance 2024
What started as an abrasive pseudo-celebrity satire eventually degenerated into an all-out assault on the audience that left me absolutely cackling.
Sexy, squeamish, grimy, slick, gnarly, gross and not necessarily in that order. Demi Moore is doing things I didn’t think she would ever allow herself to be subjected to, Qualley continues to prove she she should be getting all the work and Dennis Quaid is committing to just being the sheer embodiment of sleaze.
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Pornostar 1998
Despite a healthy dose of style and violence, Pornostar ultimately can't quite reach a satisfying zenith and ultimately approaches narrative inconsistency well before it mostly sputters to an end.
It's entertaining enough in the moment but spends so much time moping around its own nihilism that it remains largely unmemorable by the time it concludes.Translated from by
