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An Iranian film about a man who inadvertently comes across his torturer from when he was held as a political prisoner. Rounding up his fellow prison-mates they find themselves at a loss as to how to proceed...
Interesting, the consequences of trauma and war; and a reckoning that soon will be happening here...
But not particularly enjoyable, merely a different lens on a different culture and history.
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This, the recommendation of a fellow cinephile who works at the liquor store.
I need a bigger realm of acquaintance.
Anyways, he thought it was a big deal. Reviews on it were good, I downloaded, watched, would give it a big "Meh", I'm curious as we'd discussed some great films and then this was his recommendation? I mean, I'm sober when I'm going to the liquor store generally, so - why this, and what about it made it so great? I don't get it.
Still don't. Fine for those of you that like horror, not bad, just not a film I'd recommend. Fine performances by Julia Garner (Ozark) and Josh Brolin.
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This - surprisingly, was a masterpiece. Perfectly suited to the diminished attention span, hundreds, if not thousands of short takes, tight writing, an absurdist comedic genius that taps into the New Theosophy of Quantum Jumping, family dynamics, the multiverse, and concludes when finally the heroine Michelle Yeoh realizes her infinite potential.
Both over the top and sublime. And what with all the NSFW scenes I'm realizing I might have missed out by never contracting the "Asian Fever".
Well worth watching, although be a little sharper than I was, there's a lot going on...
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Now - this one punched well above what I thought it would, and I wished I'd watched it in theatres or at least on a big screen TV and LOUD.
It was a recommendation by a fellow cinephile neighbour - and I had a few recommendations for him as well, but before I asked about them I thought it polite to watch his recommendations.
This was excellent. And before I go on, there will be a few spoilers. So - read more only if you've seen it...
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And this as well was very good, the apparently true (ish) tale of an Author who abandoned his life in prewar Germany to go and write a manifesto in the Galapagos Islands...
Things take a turn when his letters home incite others dissatisfied in Germany to come to the island and his peace of mind is destroyed...
Good.
You can read the Wiki on it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_(2024_film)