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The Night 2021
i was headed down to the bus stop underneath the now barricaded peace centre. since its wrap party earlier this jan, now rests a site marked for demoliation anytime this year. the sight, a far cry from its heyday, is now plastered in a singular shade of the grey we are all too familiar with, the shade that spells death in four different languages. how do you keep out the hours, years and minutes each individual soul has in relation…
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Oasis 2002
When looking at works of art such as the quilted frame that begins this film, we are often robbed of its context.
In Oasis, however, we do not see the completed work of art but manage to piece together contextual clues to form the picture inside Gong Ju's interior mind. And what a picture that is.
This film sets forth a precedent that society has no place for outsiders and lets its viewers decide how true the statement is. Bearing…
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Perfect Days 2023
Perfect days is a perfect 5 for me. It paints a poignant portrait of the will of simple optimism - a keenly held belief that a collation of inconsequential 'wins' can also completely amount to an outsized accomplishment.
This flick is by far the most quotable movie i've seen - brilliant scripting that maximizes the imapct of what sparse dialogue it has. I gasped when i heard: 'do shadows become darker if they overlap?'
These moments of philosophical musings call…
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Carol 2015
The words, they linger on, much like the remembrance of a an unexpected warm embrace.
Even if fleeting in nature, it's hard to rinse away the feelings a lover's hug made you feel.
Carol is a film of much longing and little belonging. Mostly, our protagonists linger in the ghosts of their mutual desires - both pining to belong but rarely ever having the chance to.
As symbolised in the road trip sequence, their chances for intimacy are much like…
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