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  • Flora and Son

    ★★★½

  • Tótem

    ★★★★½

  • Mulholland Drive

    ★★★★★

  • Bottoms

    ★★★★

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  • Everything Everywhere All at Once

    Everything Everywhere All at Once

    ★★★★★

    Sometimes a movie comes along where it is just so mind-blowing and perfect. A movie so original, unique, unlike any other movie ever made that it has to be admired, if not adored. A movie that transcends movies so to speak. Everything Everywhere All at Once is one of those movies. I don't kid when I say that every turn in this movie was one I didn't expect. This film just kept subverting my expectations and subverting my expectations to…

  • A Brighter Summer Day

    A Brighter Summer Day

    ★★★★★

    The overarching theme of this film and most coming of age films in general is the search for identity and how it is found if it's found at all. This is a common theme for Edward Yang, but this film does this much differently than any other film he made. The overall scope and scale is massive, especially compared to the films he made before this which were considerably low-budget. Set in 1960s Taiwan under a Chinese nationalist government in…

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  • Flora and Son

    Flora and Son

    ★★★½

    Feels familiar in a lot of ways, but where the film lacks in originality it makes up for with endearing characters, strong performances, and great original music. It's an easy film to like even if you aren't absolutely swooning over it. Just a very sweet movie all around.

  • Tótem

    Tótem

    ★★★★½

    Had to let this sit with me for a bit. Reminded me of Aftersun in regards to its buildup, tone, and story, and while this didn't emotionally wreck me in the way that film did it did make my heart drop as I realized what was happening under the surface. Performances are all incredible, the directing is perfect, the score is haunting, and those final thirty minutes make for one of the best final acts I've seen all year. Won't…

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  • Paul Blart: Mall Cop

    Paul Blart: Mall Cop

    ★★★★★

    Paul 🅱️lart is the 🅱️est character of all time. Like who the fuck is Travis 🅱️ickle or Darth Vader or 🅱️arry 🅱️ 🅱️enson? This is the only 🅱️lu ray you need. Get rid of that Lady 🅱️ird and Call Me 🅱️y Your Name. Paul 🅱️lart is all you need. Join the West🅱️oro 🅱️aptist Church too.

  • Ascension

    Ascension

    ★★★½

    We should use this film as a case for why documentaries should be considered for Best Cinematography because apparently the Academy doesn't think documentaries have cinematography