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“What the caterpillar calls the end the rest of the word calls a butterfly.”
Utterly captivating, Kogonada is the modern director that makes me feel more than any other through his movies — subtle and meticulous, After Yang meditates on death, grief, memory, and mindfulness in such a devastatingly uplifting way; I haven’t stopped thinking about this since I saw it a week ago.
🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖
“When my father passed I wanted nothing more than my mother’s happiness. For what kind of man would I be if I did not help my mother. If I did not save her.”
An incredible movie, so well acted and thoughtfully told, it’s so slow going I thought about turning it off half-way through — the last 10 minutes raise the entire movie from an indulgent slow-burn to a masterpiece; simply unmissable.
★★★★★
“God, your presence graces the air, and soon everyone will see.”
Fantastic little psychological thriller, where you’re never quite sure what’s real — a tortured woman has a breakdown and finds meaning in piety, a commentary on religion and mental health perhaps?
★★★★☆
“It’s the shomer’s duty.”
An interesting horror movie with its roots in Jewish folklore, with the lead role mostly alone for the entire running time, a few good jumps, and some creepy scenes, but wraps up too quickly to validate the threat.
★★★☆☆
“Those men left me with nothing. I’m gonna leave them with less.”
A self-aware B-movie that completely understands it’s audience, is wonderfully violent, amusing, and in one surprising moment laugh out loud funny — a great time.
★★★★☆