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Recent reviews

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  Ludwig 1973

  ★★★★ Watched 01 Jun 2023

  170/200

  Don't we all wish we could build castles instead of waging war? Even if it means everything burns?

  www.rogerebert.com/mzs/the-unloved-part-114-ludwig

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  Lucifer Rising 1972

  ★★★★★ Watched 25 May 2023 2

  175/200

  More than a representation of his talent for composition and rhythm, the movies of Kenneth Anger are like transcriptions of the inside of his soul. So few filmmakers manage to communicate how they feel, how they see the world, what they see when everyone else sees what's right in front of them. Anger's vision was like putting on the They Live glasses, seeing a sensual dimension beneath the ordinary, a Ballardian netherworld of screaming chrome and hellbent innocents. No one did what he did. Now everyone does it. But no one has his conviction. No one has his soul.

  www.rogerebert.com/tributes/the-fire-is-gone-kenneth-anger-1927-2023

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  Babylon 2022

  ★ Watched 06 Dec 2022 1

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  50/200

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  Moonage Daydream 2022

  ★★½ Watched 10 Sep 2022 23

  97/200

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