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Ida 2013
Ida had me fully captivated from beginning to end. Pawel Pawlikowski's filmmaking ability is absurdly good, the effectiveness in which he turns his vision onto the screen is second to few. The cinematography is indescribable. Almost every shot is breathtaking. Pawlikowski and his cinematographers, Łukasz Źal and Ryszard Lenczewski, create one of the most visually stunning films I've ever watched. Źal is able to make even the most grim sights like a man in a hole look beautiful. Even shots…
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To Leslie 2022
To Leslie is a wonderfully simple and authentic film. It really gets down to basics of filmmaking to tell a story full of heart and life. Riseborough is as good as advertised as the down on her luck title character. The film revolves around Leslie and Riseborough's performance is essential in making the film work. Similar to how I feel about Cate Blanchett in Tár, with To Leslie, Andrea Riseborough is the film, the story simply does not work without…
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The Big Lebowski 1998
"Hey, fuck it, man. Let's go bowling."
Bowling is a game of repetition. We throw a ball down a lane, see what it hits, and the ball comes back to us. Repeat this for 10 frames and that's the game. Nothing more to it. The Big Lebowski suggests bowling and life are essentially the same thing. The Dude takes life about as seriously as he takes bowling. It's a beautiful film because it's so simple. The message, the plot, the…
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My Neighbor Totoro 1988
My Neighbor Totoro was all that I could ask for out of my first studio Ghibli film. Beautiful and imaginative, this is such a simple yet wonderful story about childhood. Totoro is certainly a new favorite character of mine. The animation was gorgeous. I cannot wait to check out more studio Ghibli films.
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