I’m not only a sentimentalist, but I’ve become a patriot. The Marseillaise has never sounded so good. This movie makes you want to punch Nazis, which is fine by me. Is Ingrid Bergman the most beautiful woman in the world? What a movie! So many beautiful touches, and every corner of the screen is filled with wonderful actors convincing us we’re really in Casablanca in the midst of World War II. I’m still blown away that this film was made…
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No Other Land 2024
Israel is a genocidal apartheid state, and this film is a powerful testament to that truth. The perseverance of the Palestinian people against such evil is awe-inspiring. Every Israeli soldier and settler wantonly bulldozing homes, farms, schools, wells, and bathrooms is a war criminal. Free Palestine!
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The Brutalist 2024
Saw it in 70mm with a packed crowd on a Sunday night. Cinema is so back, baby! This was a difficult film due to its subject matter, but not because of its length—it honestly flew by, and I wish more movies had intermissions. This movie is beautifully shot (very fitting as it’s about an architect), though it’s maybe at its most monumental when shooting nature: the hills of Doylesville, the sky, the canals of Venice, and the marble quarries of…
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The Substance 2024
This is so not my type of movie. I cannot do horror films, so had to watch this first thing in the morning before work so I wouldn't have nightmares. Though, on reflection, this actually sort of is my type of horror movie, in that there were no jump scares, and, for me, body horror is gross, but not scary. I had to look away a few times, but I don't think this will give me any bad dreams, thankfully.…
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