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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.
Gladiator Review: Gladiator 2 is Happening, Let's Look Back at the Original
Examining the performances of the lead actors, the characters they play, and how the movie has stood the test of time 23 years after its release.
So many threads woven together. Leaving native land, spiritual kinship, love. It’s one of my favorite movies and was my favorite of 2023.