d_drudges
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Member Since: 09 Dec 2009
Location: Finland
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Past Lives (2023) - Rated 27 Jan 2025
"Sombre and beautiful, reminiscent of Hong Sang-soo's deliberate, disarming realism. Respects both the audience and the characters, letting them breathe and go their own way."
Lola (2023) - Rated 27 Jan 2025
"The idea is intriguing but gets stale quickly as it becomes clear it won't be getting carried into anything novel. The naivety of the depiction of what western nations stood for at the time truly makes for an alternate reality."
Alien: Romulus (2024) - Rated 27 Jan 2025
"Clumsy fan fic with nothing to say besides "I want money". The most monstrous aspect was the decision to violate a dead actor with it."
Civil War (2024) - Rated 09 Dec 2024
"This is how clean we pretend the civil wars we propagate to be. No rape, no levelled cities, no genocide, no famine. No head of stated filmed being raped and tortured to death. Nothing to say - it just happened. Let's also pretend a single silly gimmick justifies the movie."
Walk Up (2022) - Rated 24 Sep 2024
"Not as effective as Hong Sang-soo's best films but still very pleasurable. Continues with the usual complentation of existence, and leaves with a bittersweet, almost demented tone of life always carrying on."
Howl's Moving Castle (2004) - Rated 01 Feb 2024
"Feels like Miyazaki wanted to go back to give Porco Rosso a happier ending, while bringing in and further evolving elements from Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away. We ended the endless escape, came to terms with who we are and discovered what we were fighting for. And most importantly, found that love and communality. The ending is a bit sappy and naive but works."
Through a Glass Darkly (1961) - Rated 24 Jan 2024
"Sparse and might fall apart without some great scenes from Harriet Andersson. There is a stark contrast between how the fits and actions of the son and the daughter are reacted to, which lends a creepy cult-like vibe. The ending monologue, while beautiful and profound, felt tacked on."
The Kitchen (2023) - Rated 24 Jan 2024
"Fails to convey anything new. Despite the topic, somehow manages to subscribe to the myth of social mobility ie. people breaking out of poverty if they just bother to work hard for a brief period of time."
Princess Mononoke (1997) - Rated 21 Jan 2024
"Surprisingly bleak and serious. Only those who are grown up in seclusion or literally raised by wolves are able to escape the culture of destruction we call progress. The ending is hopeful yet bittersweet - the peace and calm seem only temporary."
Porco Rosso (1992) - Rated 20 Jan 2024
"Keep on fighting, even though you have long forgotten what you were fighting for and haven't even subscribed to the rules in a long time, for opening up and daring to be vulnerable would be scarier. The plot is bizarre and silly yet charming, and gives an excuse for some wonderful animation."
