Ambitious in its subtlety, but at times a little too cocky with how well it thinks it's pulling it off.
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A Real Pain 2024
Perfectly and tenderly written characters that feel like genuine real people. Complicated, lovable and unbearable all at the same time.
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Spaceman 2024
Berlinale Film #11
I'm tired of Netflix throwing all their millions of dollars on stunning visuals and A-list actors and then waste all of that on a wack script.
Nothing exciting or emotionally sensitive about the writing, everything is told to you by a CGI-ed spider. The score is beautiful but comes off as manipulative because it's not supported by any substance in the dialogue.
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The Devil's Bath 2024
Berlinale Film #8
Could've been so much more.
From its first to its last frame, the film is encapsulated in a bleak melancholy that never eases up but seeps into every minute of its rather lengthy runtime. This poses the apparent challenge of trying to sustain tension through a narrative that doesn’t offer much variation in its dynamics. Franz and Fiala’s choice to maintain this particular tone could be viewed as a representation of the melancholy within the character’s crumbling…
