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Decision to Leave 2022
London Film Festival 2022
A deconstruction of the film noir genre in which Park Chan-wook delicately arranges a detective film far more interested in uncovering the mysteries of the heart than actually solving the murder. Decision to Leave is somewhat of a departure from the usual bloody revenge stories with the mind-boggling twist in the middle that the audiences have come to expect but it nevertheless presents a bold vision and a masterful playfulness common in his films.
Profoundly sorrowful…
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Drive My Car 2021
Drive My Car is really a film about communication (and lack thereof). As the three-hour experience methodically unfolds, the characters are forced to face their preconceptions about communication with themselves, with others and with an audience. In the film we see two versions of a play. One is played by a multitude of actors all speaking in different languages. Despite not being able to directly communicate, they can still understand each other as long as they’re actively trying to connect…
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Napoleon 1927
The new 7-hour restoration by Georges Mourier, with live music by the National Orchestra of France, the Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Radio France Choir, under the direction of Frank Strobel. World premiere during the 4th and 5th of July, 2024 at the Seine Musicale, Paris.
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Avatar: The Way of Water 2022
The long-awaited sequel from James Cameron is once more a visual marvel and a technical achievement but Avatar: The Way of Water ultimately suffers from similar flaws as the original film. Shifting away from the original’s heavy-handed and underexplored themes of colonialism to focus instead on a relatively easier topic of family and personal responsibility while retaining similar climate messaging allows the film to maintain better thematic cohesion and grounds it in a way absent from the 2009 film. The…
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Top Gun: Maverick 2022
Although opening the film with a sequence so reminiscent of the original that for a minute you could think they accidentally put on the 1986 version instead of a new film gives off the impression that this is simply a legacy sequel cash grab, once the film takes off its rose-tinted nostalgia glasses it surpasses the original Top Gun in almost every possible way. Top Gun: Maverick is the model blockbuster adapted for the modern age. Improving upon the rather…
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The Tragedy of Macbeth 2021
This film adaptation of Macbeth stands tall on strong theatrical and cinematic foundations that it definitely does not shy away from. With its abstracted set-pieces reminiscent of German expressionism it often feels more like an extension of the stage rather than a naturalized cinematic adaptation.
I think the important lens through which this adaptation should be viewed and understood is the age of the titular couple. Both Denzel Washington (Macbeth) and Frances McDormand (Lady Macbeth) are over 60 and this…
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