Surrogate Valentine
Where do musicians find inspiration for their songs? And most especially, what makes that inspiration so galvanizing that they sacrifice their livelihood to express it? Would most people understand and appreciate that spiritual necessity? Goh is a singer/songwriter who scrapes by singing songs. The problem with such musicians, or really in the creation of
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In Bruges
In Bruges is a challenging work of art. it teeters between the European nihilistic epoch whereby the European man has lost his conviction and his faith, he has lost his religion to time and museums, and actually fundamentals. Principles. Ethics. The entire scene is built around this cacophony of charming quaint tourist trap Bruges
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Louie
Louie above all else is a man trying to get his shit together. He’d probably now adore being reclusive not for the sake of himself, but more nobly out of the sake for his daughters. And it is this juxtaposition between quote -post 70s New York rot and ostentatious sexuality and grotesque sense of status
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A NY Thing
Supposedly the French are stubborn. That is what is the prime mover in this entire narrative, which does not beautify New York as much as Woody Allen would had he been behind the lens. And interestingly, this is a very Woody Allen picture. Or late Woody Allen picture, where he explores the emotions of evanescent
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A Drift in Tokyo
Adrift in Tokyo excels where Lost In Translation tried. While the latter emphasizes the alien planet of Tokyo, actively looking on the inside like a 2nd grader to an ant farm, Adrift in Tokyo dazzles us by removing the feeling of alienation with respect to the city, plunging ourselves into its rhythm. It is quite
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Gravity
Gravity is a film from a filmmaker that is in love with a technique. Alfonso Cuaron etched his name in filmmaking glory with Children of Men. His single-shot inventiveness was able to capture suspense in such a genius way that it seems as though he became mesmerized with his visionary abilities. Unfortunately, the intent
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