6.9/10
A rather simple story cleverly uses a disrupted narrative structure to create an air of mystery, which effectively adds to the movie's appeal. However, the tension within the characters themselves is repeatedly diminished. The striking audiovisual style overshadows the suspenseful atmosphere embedded in the plot. The texture presented by 35mm film is truly pleasing to the eye, with vivid color usage and Z Berg's gentle score creating a dreamlike contrast to the overall tone. The ending, which is the…
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Strange Darling 2023
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Babygirl 2024
5.9/10
This movie kinda made me laugh. It's like a "Fifty Shades of Grey" sequel preview excerpt lol.The story rushes in and advances hastily, with the depiction of sex and S&M serving as mere gimmicks to keep the audience’s eyes glued to the screen. Awkwardly tossed into the clumsy narrative are themes of female desire and power dynamics, shattered to pieces without a clue on how to piece them back together.
The chaotic senses don’t seem intentional; rather, it…
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Emilia Pérez 2024
6.7/10
Can I say I'm really surprised that this movie, with this kind of texture, has gained so much attention and acclaim in these awards?A hodgepodge of labeled society issues is scattered across a melodramatic, sensational script, with the dust on Mexican highways attempting to cover up the clichés beneath the text’s spectacle. Fortunately, the somewhat passable musical segments help smooth out some of the abruptness and stiffness, but the lack of crisp editing makes the narrative feel increasingly…
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The Piano Teacher 2001
8.7/10
The terrifying will of desire. The clean imagery, in a posture of compassionate silence, unveils the gloomy, decaying prison. A sense of numbness from being trapped quietly strips away and tears apart the elegance and lightness of every note in the classical movements, draining their vitality with indifference. Despair and repression gradually replace the mother and become Erika’s jailer, but all of them, without exception, cruelly and decisively erase all the colors that should have existed in her life.…Translated from by
