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Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities: The Viewing (2022)
Strongest in the anthology
Picked up this anthology in the first place because Panos Cosmatos had a flick in it. Ended up being even better than I expected. Might not be what everyone is looking for in the middle of a horror anthology, this feels a lot more like science fiction overall. It's very dialogue driven for the most part, I found myself very invested in the conversation due to the setting and air of mystery as to why everyone involved was brought together. Reminds me a lot of Tarantino films in that regard. Excellent portrayal of a rich weirdo you don't see too often. Aesthetics and cinematography were top notch, but anyone who's a Cosmatos fan knows to expect that. The final portion of the movie was awesome and completely unexpected.
Highly recommended to anyone, excited for Nekrokosm.
Yamato Takeru (1994)
The most underrated movie I know of
This is one of the best sword & sorcery movies I've ever seen, with an unusually high production value for a movie so little discussed and an extremely satisfying ending that is something you'd only see from Japan. Keeps up a very good pacing with a lot of variety in the action scenes, it feels like a lot of inspiration and care went into the making of this movie. Anyone who is into fantasy, sword & sorcery, or Japanese films should absolutely watch this.
A very great movie and easily the biggest disparity I know of between quality and popularity. I have no idea why it's unknown or has a low score here, it doesn't make a scrap of sense to me.