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Returning to Past Lives
So many threads woven together. Leaving native land, spiritual kinship, love. It’s one of my favorite movies and was my favorite of 2023.
Ewan Mitchell’s Darkness in "High Life": A Performance to Reexamine
I look back at 2018’s High Life—what stood out to me most is that Ewan Mitchell's has been portraying the darkest aspects of human nature long before becoming Aemond Targaryan in HOTD.
C’mon C’mon Movie Review: Star Children
A movie about childhood, motherhood, and adult problems. There are deep meanings shown in the most human ways.
After Yang: AI, Family Bonds, and the Profound Tree Grafting Scene
Analyzing After Yang, comparing it to Ex-Machina, and understanding the meaning of the family dance and the grafting scene.
So many threads woven together. Leaving native land, spiritual kinship, love. It’s one of my favorite movies and was my favorite of 2023.