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Upstream Color 2013
This requires more than one viewing. However, I will say this is one of the most visceral experiences I have ever had with a film. It all feels like waking up from a dream. There are bits and pieces that seem familiar, but it’s not quite clear. This is a fascinating film that I can’t wait to rewatch and try to make more sense of.
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Exorcism at 60,000 Feet 2019
What happens when Airplane (1980) snorts a line of bath salts?
You get Exorcism at 60,000 Feet.
I was very impressed with the solid production value, as well as the competent cinematography and acting. Relative to what I usually watch (low bar). This had a considerable amount of faces I actually know. It’s not just filled with horrible people who can’t act. Bai Ling (Crank: High Voltage) is in this and she is fucking incredibly funny. She basically plays Ria…
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Solaris 1972
Yup, it’s definitely a Tarkovsky film. It changes between color and B&W. None of the characters like each other. They argue the whole time about humanity. Their ideas always clash. There is the beautiful women thrown in (plus dog). Can’t forget about the sweeping art shots. Then there is the main character losing his shit thrown in for good measure.
But it’s just sooooo good.
The 60s, 70s and 80s weren’t big/good enough for Tarkovsky. I feel it stifled his…
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12 Years a Slave 2013
absolutely striking. this is why we shouldn't settle for subpar true story films. we have to protect chiwetel ejiofor at all costs.
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Certified Copy 2010
scavenger hunt #61 || april 2020
watch one of the calm and quiet movies written or directed by the late Abbas KiarostamiI'm not entirely sure I understood this, but I definitely felt it
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Assassination Nation 2018
I wish I could say I'm surprised at the polarity this film seems to get, but I'm not in the least surprised. Most seem focused on the fact that it was written and directed by a guy and is about teen girls and the problems they face. What do guys know about the problems teen girls face? Probably not as much as they think they do, but the majority of such films are written and/or directed by guys so take…
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Bad Trip 2021
I got some good laughs out of this. It’s pretty decent, in the technical aspect of things. Most of this is just cringey. At no point was this remotely convincing. The “Shocking real pranks” is a gimmick. If the whole prank show angle is your thing then go for it. This isn’t worth watching.
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Stalker 1979
Stalker: Whats important is that the professor’s bag with his underwear is safe.
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(Narration)”When a man is just born, he is weak and fragile. When he dies, he is hard and insensitive. Hardness and strength are death’s companions. Pliancy and weakness are expressions of the freshness of being. Because what has hardened will never win.”
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Extraction 2020
fantastic fighting sequences and a decent performance from Chris Hemsworth. the story was not all that great, even ridiculous st some points. but that did not stop me from enjoying this film. after all its an action film and it delivered on the action.
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