A bad screenwriter kind of movie. Not altogether awful but every time it gets going it’s undercut by cheap dramatic tricks. Lots of importance placed on the “endgame” as a metaphor while clearly not having any idea what a chess endgame is. Most of the chess metaphors are ridiculous, although as an obsessed chess player I have found meaning in a few ridiculous chess metaphors before so I can forgive some of it.
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Dora and the Lost City of Gold 2019
I’ve certainly seen worse movies with my kids. Lots of booby traps and such. Quick sand, etc.
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Orgosolo’s Shepherds 1958
De Seta understood that one of the great pleasures of cinema is watching people struggle and labour, then sit down and eat some food. Huddled around a fire cooking as the sun goes down: the perfect climax to any movie.
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Mobile Men 2008
“Cool huh? These are my tattoos.”
Might be my favourite Apichatpong Weerasethakul film. It’s curious, political, defiantly playful, and conjures such a powerful, unique beauty in mere minutes. The ending gives me chills every time.
