What even is this film about? 
Modern and postmodern films (I pretend to know the difference) are quickly becoming an almost unparalleled favourite of mine when it comes to cinema. Works like Lee’s Burning (2018) - my first real introduction to postmodern cinema - and Glazer’s The Zone of Interest (2023) - even if it isn’t strictly modern or postmodern - have become something of obsessions due to the space that these films open up for audience interpretation. Angel’s Egg…

Probably wouldn’t recommend this to 90% of my fans (pals) but I loved this! (I’m not like other girls) (this is literally a 4.4 average rating film Brenton get over yourself) (woah inner dialogue - Persona moment!?!?)

Very confusing but so ridiculously dense and captivating in a way that is hard to describe. I think I’m finally rating a film highly because of vibes (will bro finally enjoy a Wong Kar-wai film next!?) - but also because the vibes resonated…

Whiplash but make it cute

Weirdly strikes a dissonant tension by attempting to critique glamour while communicating through a very glamourised medium. The bright, poppy soundtrack, lighthearted and theatrical tone and nice neat ending that tied it all up with a big bow seemed to undercut the potential of this film for impact when it comes to genuinely critiquing corporate toxicity. There’s a level of irony in that a film that seeks to expose the dark side of an entertainment…

Lee Chang-dong might just be my favourite, and imo most talented, director when it comes to how he uses the medium of film to tell stories. Everything feels so raw and realist in Poetry (I can’t really what Burning was like other than that it was epic). Very little is said explicitly, yet such an abundance of emotional weight and social commentary is right there in your face.

It took me a while to wrap my head around what…

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