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Serpent's Path 2024
what better way to round out the last day of the year, THE year of the kiyoshi kurosawa renaissance, than by spending it completing the trilogy of his 2024 films? i rly enjoyed chime and cloud, both exhilarating watches, and i'm a huge fan of the og serpent's path. naturally i was v excited to catch this one but... it's mostly just ok! i can't help but wonder how i'd feel abt it if i hadn't seen the original. i…
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Serpent's Path 1998
holy shit. one of kurosawa's best, i'm really surprised i don't hear more abt it! chaotic in a totally different way from what i'm used to from him, the tension is suffocating. just a continuous downward spiral into this primal place that's honestly more chilling than the social dread of his more popular films. it's much, much more than a revenge story and firmly among the best psychological horror out there imo. a nightmare caught on film. some of the…
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Chime 2024
found a really good interview with kiyoshi kurosawa at Revista Limite about this film where he quotes the critic shigehiko hasumi, saying: "First, when watching a movie, truly watch it, truly listen. Instead of solely focusing on deciphering the story, free yourself from that and truly see what’s being depicted, what’s visible, and truly hear what’s being conveyed. It’s about seeing and hearing." and that might be the single best thing to hear before approaching this movie, even if coming…
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Like Grains of Sand 1995
wanted to make my first watch of the year (and first proper review on letterboxd) something i knew would affect me immensely and i honestly don't know if i could've chosen better than Like Grains of Sand. damn. i think it'd be really easy to pin it as just a movie about teenage longing, but there's an element of empathy that feels the most important to me - not only the empathy the film has for its protagonists but also…
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