closedmouth
Bio: Giving myself permission to not write something for every movie. Thinking about deleting my awful old reviews.
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| 70 41% | Fumer fait tousser (2022) - Rated 21 Nov 2024 |
| 70 41% | Still the Water (2014) - Rated 18 Nov 2024
"Loved the actors, and there’s a great sense of immersion in the local culture. (Bonus points for making me cry.) It does tend to drag itself out a bit though, and the boy is annoyingly pathetic. I don’t mind unlikeable characters but sheesh, get a grip kiddo"
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| 70 41% | '71 (2014) - Rated 14 Nov 2024
"Reasonably well-directed with good pacing and tense sequences, mostly making up for the overstuffed script filled with implausibilities and bizarre character decisions. My suspension of disbelief was severely tested, and the denouement is a bit flat, but it’s fairly compelling action filmmaking"
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| 70 41% | Pierrot le fou (1965) - Rated 13 Nov 2024 |
| 60 20% | To the Stars (2020) - Rated 12 Nov 2024
"A strong six, but there’s too much corniness to push it over the edge. The two leads carry it pretty well, they’re very likeable (though pre-makeover Kara Hayward is one of the most absurd examples of TV-ugly I’ve seen), and I enjoyed the deliberate pace. The pivotal scene was very impressive and unexpected for me, but a few too many clichéd moments following that let it down a bit"
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| 80 69% | Mandabi (1968) - Rated 11 Nov 2024 |
| 70 41% | Yannick (2023) - Rated 10 Nov 2024 |
| 70 41% | Benedetta (2021) - Rated 08 Nov 2024
"Silly fun, more silly than fun but it has its charms. Probably easier to take seriously as an actual story with real characters if you’re Catholic"
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| 70 41% | Incredible But True (2022) - Rated 27 Oct 2024 |
| 70 41% | Red Rooms (2023) - Rated 26 Oct 2024
"Absolutely extraordinary technique in service of a fairly bleak view of humanity. Trying to wrap my head around the final scene and its implications. Probably needs a rewatch"
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