To be original is to be divisive. This film is flawed and beautiful, while being unwavering and wholly its own and in your face. I found the musical sequences original in most every aspect in their production, the story to be ambitious in its scope as a love letter to Mexico and the life of a trans woman trying to find their life best lived, and the cinematography at moments to be truly inspired. With this said, there were times…
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Under the Skin 2013
An undeniably beautiful and well shot film that I don’t quite understand thematically. Sitting through the first 50 minutes of this film, undergoing the same situation repeating itself over and over felt draining and without purpose. Scarlett’s Johnson was very well cast and is able to go from charming to detached in an instant. Is the message that you’re either predator or prey? Don’t trust white vans or strangers under any circumstance? I couldn’t tell you, and I don’t think this film could either.
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Joker: Folie à Deux 2024
I cannot express my disappointment enough that I spent two movies watching a troubled man create the Joker persona to protect him from the abuse he’s been subjected to his whole life, only have that persona literally raped out of him by prison guards moments after he embraces that persona again.
This is an otherwise beautiful production with stand out performances, impressive sets and costuming, that are baked into a picture that has very little understanding of how to effectively…
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Perfect Blue 1997
To me, this encapsulates the unique and powerful nature of film as a means of art, expression, and story telling while also elevating itself by using the inherent strengths of animation.
There are few movies that are able to so effectively portray psychosis and identity crisis as Perfect Blue. It’s woven through the story in its dialogue, imaginative of reflection, shot matching between scene changes, and mind bending visuals. It’s also a clear prescient commentary on cyber stalking, societal expectations…
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