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domino is not a very good movie, which is frustrating because it does have some good elements. ultimately the writing is just too bad. tony scott does the best that he can with what he's got, so it does look good on screen.
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tarantino's second best work, in my opinionReally enjoyed this
The Last Witch Hunter
I liked it
I liked it
Atsym Sknyfs
Superstar
Reasonable Doubt
Finished all of house of cards
I feel accomplished
I feel accomplished
TheGodling
Los Ingobernables de Sala de Cine
First round of IFFR reviews!
Free In Deed stars Edwina Findley as struggling single mother Melva whose son is suffering from a severe form of autism. As her incapability to deal with him grows stronger and she starts to feel abandoned by the doctors and medical treatments, she turns to a storefront church, where she is welcomed by the compassionate Brother Abe (David Harewood), a man who feels committed to curing her son from his "demons". But his commitment comes more from his own need to find salvation, as he doesn't believe he has been redeemed from his sordid past by the same church he now works for. It's a harrowing, depressive and painful look into the lives of people who turn to religion when the world around them has abandoned them because of the makeshift hope that religion is selling them. 3.5/5
In the absence of Lynch, let's be Lynch. The name André Turpin may not ring a bell, but the man has had a strong career as a cinematographer working with established French-Canadian auteurs like Denis Villeneuve (Incendies) and Xavier Dolan (Mommy, Tom At The Farm). Endorphine is his debut film about the young Simone who witnesses her mother being brutally murdered at age 13 and faints. On first instance, she is more captivated by the subconscious dream state caused by her fainting, and attempts to relive that experience. By doing so her subconscious keeps rearranging the events of her mother's murder as the trauma starts to take a toll on her adult life where past, present and future mix together. As should be obvious by that description and my opening sentence, it's very much inspired by the work of David Lynch, but unfortunately the narrative is lacking quite a bit compared to the master, so the experience can feel a bit empty at times even though it's an absolute wonder to look at. The Q&A with Turpin wasn't all that interesting since he already stated beforehand he hoped people would experience the movie like a dream and not try to make too much sense of it, so he left little room to do an in-depth discussion. 3/5
Never claim I don't give people a second chance! Four years ago Park Hong-Min's debut film A Fish was (and still is) the worst film I ever saw at IFFR, and this year he is back with his follow-up film Alone. Su-Min is a small-time photographer/documentary maker who witnesses three men attack his ex-girlfriend and is consequently attacked by them. After the attack he wakes up naked in the back alleys of his town, where he runs into a bruised boy holding a knife and sad crying woman. Fearing for his own life first and foremost, he ignores them but soon finds himself hunted by the masked attackers again. Quickly it becomes clear things are not what they seem as he wakes up from his second attack on the same spot and runs into the same boy and woman. When he confronts them, the maze of back alleys turns into the darkest corners of his mind, and the question is if he can ever escape them. Which is a pretty interesting premise, and I'd say for half a movie Park delivers on it quite magnificently. It's a huge improvement over his debut and with great camera work in particular he creates a great sense of dread and solitude in the mysterious back alleys. Unfortunately, as the movie goes on and Park tries to give more explanations of what's happening, he runs into the same pitfall that made his debut such a mess, and all the mystery is lost as characters start holding long uninteresting monologues that spell out most of the symbolic layers in overly contrived ways. It's a terrible shame because up until that point I actually was looking forward to the Q&A with him, but like four years ago, after the movie ended I was simply intent on getting away. Maybe next time. 2.5/5
Free In Deed stars Edwina Findley as struggling single mother Melva whose son is suffering from a severe form of autism. As her incapability to deal with him grows stronger and she starts to feel abandoned by the doctors and medical treatments, she turns to a storefront church, where she is welcomed by the compassionate Brother Abe (David Harewood), a man who feels committed to curing her son from his "demons". But his commitment comes more from his own need to find salvation, as he doesn't believe he has been redeemed from his sordid past by the same church he now works for. It's a harrowing, depressive and painful look into the lives of people who turn to religion when the world around them has abandoned them because of the makeshift hope that religion is selling them. 3.5/5
In the absence of Lynch, let's be Lynch. The name André Turpin may not ring a bell, but the man has had a strong career as a cinematographer working with established French-Canadian auteurs like Denis Villeneuve (Incendies) and Xavier Dolan (Mommy, Tom At The Farm). Endorphine is his debut film about the young Simone who witnesses her mother being brutally murdered at age 13 and faints. On first instance, she is more captivated by the subconscious dream state caused by her fainting, and attempts to relive that experience. By doing so her subconscious keeps rearranging the events of her mother's murder as the trauma starts to take a toll on her adult life where past, present and future mix together. As should be obvious by that description and my opening sentence, it's very much inspired by the work of David Lynch, but unfortunately the narrative is lacking quite a bit compared to the master, so the experience can feel a bit empty at times even though it's an absolute wonder to look at. The Q&A with Turpin wasn't all that interesting since he already stated beforehand he hoped people would experience the movie like a dream and not try to make too much sense of it, so he left little room to do an in-depth discussion. 3/5
Never claim I don't give people a second chance! Four years ago Park Hong-Min's debut film A Fish was (and still is) the worst film I ever saw at IFFR, and this year he is back with his follow-up film Alone. Su-Min is a small-time photographer/documentary maker who witnesses three men attack his ex-girlfriend and is consequently attacked by them. After the attack he wakes up naked in the back alleys of his town, where he runs into a bruised boy holding a knife and sad crying woman. Fearing for his own life first and foremost, he ignores them but soon finds himself hunted by the masked attackers again. Quickly it becomes clear things are not what they seem as he wakes up from his second attack on the same spot and runs into the same boy and woman. When he confronts them, the maze of back alleys turns into the darkest corners of his mind, and the question is if he can ever escape them. Which is a pretty interesting premise, and I'd say for half a movie Park delivers on it quite magnificently. It's a huge improvement over his debut and with great camera work in particular he creates a great sense of dread and solitude in the mysterious back alleys. Unfortunately, as the movie goes on and Park tries to give more explanations of what's happening, he runs into the same pitfall that made his debut such a mess, and all the mystery is lost as characters start holding long uninteresting monologues that spell out most of the symbolic layers in overly contrived ways. It's a terrible shame because up until that point I actually was looking forward to the Q&A with him, but like four years ago, after the movie ended I was simply intent on getting away. Maybe next time. 2.5/5
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How was it?Reasonable Doubt
Freaks of Nature
Atsym Sknyfs
Superstar
It was interesting. Crazy concept. I enjoyed it. Maybe because I love Sam Jackson so much.
Reviews were not so good though
They couldve just made the entire movie the premise of teh first third and it wouldve been good..
They continuation wasnt needed but made for a interesting twist...
Only issue is techically its closed .. why the DA still nosey
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