michał wasilewski

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  • Y Tu Mamá También
  • Farewell My Concubine
  • Brief Encounter
  • Moving

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  • Muse

    ★★½

  • Anora

    ★★★★

  • Comradeship

    ★★★½

  • The Best Years of Our Lives

    ★★★★

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  • Nickel Boys

    Nickel Boys

    ★★★★½

    Out there, in here, it’s the same. Just in here, nobody has to act fake anymore.

    What did it mean, what does it mean, and what will it mean to be a Black American? These are the questions at the heart of Nickel Boys, a melancholic and poetic reflection on Black identity from the 1960s to the 21st century, wrapped in a formally unique and experimental form.

    The far-reaching discrimination central to America’s system is so strongly embedded in personal…

  • Emilia Pérez

    Emilia Pérez

    ★★★★½

    I doubt anyone who watched Emilia Pérez at film festivals before its November Netflix release could have predicted the amount of backlash that would emerge on social media. Understandably, as the films racks up more awards (and it’s certainly not over yet), the haters have grown louder. What’s peculiar though is that early on, Emilia Pérez seemed destined to be an audience hit. So, what went wrong?

    Much of the disconnect comes down to the playful engagement with telenovela conventions…

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  • Muse

    Muse

    ★★½

    A brief musical piece about artistic obsession and the neglect it fosters. At least it looks pretty.

  • Anora

    Anora

    ★★★★

    Anora is a great Best Picture winner, a film that summarises our times with its deep contrast between the struggle of everyday hustle and the carelessness of the most privileged.

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  • The Windshield Wiper

    The Windshield Wiper

    2022 Oscars: Animated Shorts - #11

    guys???? GUYS!!!!! love is dead :(((( we live in a society without love :((((( tinder bad!!!!!!!! where is love :(((((( we might be dead by tomorrow 😢

  • The Innocents

    The Innocents

    ★★½

    Cannes 2021 - #19

    They should start recording audience reactions during such films. I swear Cannes people are the biggest pussies I’ve seen.