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Karsten
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"What am I doing? I'm quietly judging you."

Screenwriter | Journalist | Art Lover | Infrequent Poster | He/Him

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Imagine making a movie about the power of images, while having no interest in the meaning or context behind said images.
February 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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1. Akira (1988, dir. Katsuhiro Otomo)

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A ★★★★★ review of Akira (1988)
Okay, I get the hype now. An artistic triumph of the tenth degree. One whose influence permeates so much of animation, and cinema at large, yet is still unparalleled in its sheer scale, intensity and ...
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January 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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2. Trust (1990, dir. Hal Hartley)

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A ★★★★½ review of Trust (1990)
The beginning of a new year is always a time for deep introspection, as I look back on my life over the past year and years before that, and reflect on the experiences and choices that have brought me...
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January 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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3. Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987, dir. Todd Haynes)

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A ★★★★½ review of Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987)
I've long heard from friends and others that I admired of the greatness of Todd Haynes's low-budget experimental biopic on musician, Karen Carpenter, so it was only a matter of time before I finally g...
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January 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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4. The Devils (1971, dir. Ken Russell)

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A ★★★★½ review of The Devils (1971)
Ken Russell's scandalous opus is unparalleled in its sheer fervor combined with grandiose displays of unadulterated debauchery. Is it any wonder why this sent the censors and puritans of its day into ...
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January 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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5. Boyz n the Hood (1991, dir. John Singleton)

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A ★★★★½ review of Boyz n the Hood (1991)
It's rare for someone's debut feature to be this fully realized and so confidently executed, yet that was the case for John Singleton. Such a thoughtful and emotionally potent piece of social criticis...
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January 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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6. I Am Cuba (1964, dir. Mikhail Kalatozov)

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A ★★★★½ review of I Am Cuba (1964)
After years of seeing clips online flaunting the film's mind-blowing cinematography, I finally got to witness those moments in their proper context, and it's astonishing as I imagined. A technical and...
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January 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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7. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957, dir. David Lean)

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A ★★★★½ review of The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
This feels, in many ways, like a warm up for David Lean's eventual work on Lawrence of Arabia. We see this both in its colossal scale and emphasis on atmosphere as expressed through the setting— you c...
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January 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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8. The Zone of Interest (2023, dir. Jonathon Glazer)

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A ★★★★½ review of The Zone of Interest (2023)
2023 was a big year for harrowing and self-reflexive opus's on human complicity within systems of violence and abuse— be it your Oppenheimers or your Killers of the Flower Moons or your May Decembers....
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January 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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9. Challengers (2024, dir. Luca Guadagnino)

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A ★★★★½ review of Challengers (2024)
The game of tennis has never looked more cinematic, or sexier. Featuring among the most breathtaking and dynamic camerawork I've had the pleasure of seeing on the big screen, three utterly enchanting ...
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January 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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10. Barton Fink (1991, dir. Joel Coen)

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A ★★★★½ review of Barton Fink (1991)
Is this my favorite Coen Brother's film? Maybe; it's definitely up there. A tense and twisted blend of horror and absurdist comedy satirizing not just the facade of Hollywood, but conceit of the write...
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January 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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11. Anora (2024, dir. Sean Baker)

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A ★★★★½ review of Anora (2024)
Possibly my favorite thing Sean Baker has done. A visually stunning and hilarious thrill ride that steadily gives way to a sobering exploration on class dynamics and the indifference of the wealthy to...
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January 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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12. A Raisin in the Sun (1961, dir. Daniel Petrie)

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A ★★★★½ review of A Raisin in the Sun (1961)
What an amazing coincidence that I happen to watch this and Nothing But a Man in the same day. Both films vividly capture the working class Black experience in early-'60s America and both embody the i...
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January 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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13. A Matter of Life and Death (1946, dir. Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger)

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A ★★★★½ review of A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
I'm curious to know if this movie had any influence on Wim Wenders in making of Wings of Desire, specifically the choice to depict heaven in black and white and earth in color. Yet another Powell and ...
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January 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM