Hamaguchi keeps his style in an otherwise wholly original philosophical essay.
Category: My Favorites
Challengers (2024) – Movie Review
Rarely does such a dynamic movie offer so many layers to obsess over.
Drive-Away Dolls (2024) – Movie Review
Drive-Away Dolls has all the elements of a classic Coen production: there is a crime, there are various characters moving on either side of the law, and absolutely nobody knows what they’re doing.
Dune: Part Two (2024) – Movie Review
It is so rare for a movie to deliver on a promise to the extent that Dune: Part Two does on everything the first part promised.
Perfect Days (2023) – Movie Review
How can an ode to normalcy become extraordinary?
Fallen Leaves (2023) – Movie Review
What better way to end the year than with a tender love story, bone-dry humor, and the hardships of the proletariat in the eternal nights of Finland?
Past Lives (2023) – Movie Review
Past Lives is the Brief Encounter for our era, a masterpiece of wounded romance.
Monster (2023) – Movie Review
Koreeda populates this heartrending story with fiery characters, brought to life by incredible actors.
Barbie (2023) – Movie Review
I had the BEST time watching Barbie.
Asteroid City (2023) – Movie Review
I did not expect Asteroid City to be so heartfelt, but it pulls off its dramatic ambitions with originality.
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