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Director: Ruben Östlund Cinematographer: Fredrik Wenzel * It’s getting kind of weird that I’ve unintentionally been seeing films that explore the toxicity and fragility of male masculinity. * Beautifully shot. The way the film looks help elevate the sense of discomfort and isolation. * Children are scary, but also realizing that
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Director: Greta Gerwig Cinematographer: Sam Levy * Went to see this without expectations, and was surprised at how lovely this film was. * Omg, Laurie Metcaif. * Took the feelings of its characters seriously, with some levity. It juggled ingenuity, bitterness and humor really well. * The scene where Danny cries holding Lady Bird
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Directors: Olivier Ducastel & Jacques Martineau Cinematographer: Manuel Marmier * Dreamy, surreal dialogue. * Surprising structure and story, especially for a gay film. * Beautiful and anxious in all the right ways. * Makes me miss Singapore in the late night hours. Realized that I haven’t really seen that many movies about iconic
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Director: Joachim Trier Cinematographer: Sidney Lexy Plaut * Beautiful acting from all the leads. * Came in with a mild skepticism, as it’s a film about a young gay girl - made by an older straight guy. Was generally impressed that how sex and desire play out in the film, nothing felt
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* Liked this more than The Lobster, although I haven’t seen Dogtooth or Alps. * Great casting, Nicole Kidman was pretty great. Barry Keoghan was amazing - a great embodiment of volatile, young masculinity with high potential for violence. * Again, felt like the movie was kind of talking about the male ego
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* One of the best movies I’ve seen this year. * Beautiful style that accurately reflects the original source material. * Definitely a movie I regret not seeing in the movie theater. * Malcolm: “Feels like the director’s swan song.” * Feels very spiritual without the angst, but instead a melancholic feeling.
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* Feels wholly unnecessary - Blade Runner didn’t need a sequel. * The thesis of the movie felt like it was about the fragility of White Male privilege. * The philosophical musings were on the nose, and felt shallow - especially when they were delivered by Jared Leto. The movie would probably be better
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Watched this at Metrograph in New York.
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https://vimeo.com/206169237 A documentary by Tan Pin Pin.