gogolit
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Winter's Bone (2010) - Rated 10 Aug 2025
"Excells in indie realism. Screenplay only servicable, but the performances, characters, setting and atmosphere are the drivers of the film. Lawrence plays a mysteriously and eerily similar role to Hunger Games in many ways. As usual, her performance is quietly engaging more than a spectacular thespian feat."
In the Mood for Love (2000) - Rated 16 Jul 2025
"beautiful filmmaking (obviously) that defies extended wordy analysis. Does feel a tad emotionally distant at times considering what is going on in the film. But the film even manages to rebuff my one critique in that this occasional emotional distance well reflects the more rational actions of the protags themselves."
The Black Dahlia (2006) - Rated 28 Jun 2025
"Wonderfully shot on fascinating purpose built sets. Actors mostly understood the mission. The big shame is that the story hangs on by a thread of comprehension, much is not explained. A victim of zealous cuts stopped what could've been a classic. Still good though."
Lilo & Stitch (2025) - Rated 19 Jun 2025
"Very disturbing blatently colonial fundamental story changes that change and remove entire emotional meaning of original. The most disturbing is Lilo has been re-written as merely a burden to her sister's desire for a career in America, who at the end of the film does indeed leave Lilo in foster care, to be a marine biologist - wait for it - not in Hawaii where some of the best colleges (and free!) are for that subject - but in California. A total inversion of the original film's message."
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) - Rated 15 May 2025
Moon (2009) - Rated 06 Apr 2025
"A great achievement on only a $5 million budget. Unique in that there is only 1 actor on screen for essentially the entire movie. Very great model work and set making. Not much of an ending, in a sense, which is only felt more so due to the previously well paced and dramatic build up to something happening."
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) - Rated 09 Mar 2025
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) - Rated 09 Mar 2025
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 (2015) - Rated 09 Mar 2025
"They messed up the whole thing with this confused and deiberately emotionally unsatisfying ending. They almost retconned themselves with a totally unnessecary death that basically ruins the major emotional motivation for the first 2/3 films, certainly the first film can longer stand by itself anymore. You could say 'it's not supposed to', but I disagree. We're making movies here people. You need an emotional arc. The tacked on 'happy' family scene at the end - just confusing."
The Hunger Games (2012) - Rated 07 Mar 2025
