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The Pagemaster 1994
It's about the BOOKS.
You don't UNDERSTAND.
IT'S BOOKS.Iconic performances. Breathtaking animation.
The shift between live action and animation is so cool and smooth and satisfying, I wish more media experimented with that style.
That's the point here, I suppose.
This film is very much a grand experiment. It's weird in all the best ways.
I love it so much, and have for twenty years, but it only gets better with age.
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Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal 1999
Deeply philosophically charged, poetic, superb writing carries an otherwise already fascinating prequel story to a generally fantastic classic anime series here.
It never ceases to amaze me. How nuanced and careful storytelling can elevate the material.
It's especially unusual as a prequel that very well handles itself as a standalone affair; you don't need to watch the show, not before or after, to fully enjoy and appreciate the movie here.This fits in a sort of time capsule of the…
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The Florida Project 2017
I'm astonished at the popularity of this film. I think it portrays poverty and the behavior of poor americans in an absurdly negative light, especially with the vile and toxic main character Halley.
Beyond that, this seems to be another example of a bewildering recent film trend of extreme redundancy.
I get it. They are kids. They scream. They make weird noises and faces. They do bad things sometimes. The movie's relentless with these aspects. I couldn't spoil much if…Translated from by -
La Haine 1995
I know, I know. High average on LB, important social messages, all this I understand.....in theory. What I don't understand is why people actually like this movie. The ideas are important, yes, but the film itself is mostly 3 terrible dumb people wandering around for a day. They show up somewhere or encounter someone and they're just vile, awful people. They spend a lot of time shouting, or talking about things that don't seem to go anywhere. Several strange notions…
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