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The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
Not Lanthimos' Best
If you've seen "Dogtooth" and "The Lobster", you know Lanthimos could've done a lot better.
Loving Vincent (2017)
Cinematic Magic
As a person who hadn't known much about Van Gogh before the movie, the rating came almost purely from the beauty captured by the "new" way of movie making. Color, texture, motion. The storyline, however, isn't that capturing and felt forced.
The Florida Project (2017)
Completely Underrated
I cannot believe that not only the juxtaposition of the rough environment and the children's world works, but it became the reason why this movie is remarkable. The actresses and actors are truly outstanding. The brilliant cinematography takes you on what the children see. It's raw and beautiful, and I can't believe it didn't receive as much attention as it should.
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
A True Masterpiece
I wept when it came in theaters because I knew I wouldn't be able to see it on the big screen. A piece of art. Harrowing score (Villeneuve's specialty), meticulous production design, VFX, cinematography, and one of the best storyboarding I've seen in a movie.
Black Panther (2018)
Not Working
Huge props to the production design and the supporting actors, but that's that. The juxtaposition of tribalism and advancement did not work, dated VFX, the main actors (except MBJ) are unnecessarily articulate, the dialogues are too fictitious.
Good Time (2017)
Safdie Brothers' Triumph
Solid performance by Robert Pattinson. Love the car chase bird's eye view sequence (reminded me of Sicario), love the neon grunge aesthetic, the score can be a bit too much though. Can't wait to see more of Safdie Brothers.
The Square (2017)
Spot-on Criticisms
Modern art, marginalization, empathy, narcissism. It can feel like there's too much on the plate and the slow pace isn't helping. But the criticisms are spot on & hilarious, with incredible cinematography & unique storytelling through reactions of the actors.
Annihilation (2018)
An Extremely Loose Adaptation of the Book
As a person who had read (and is a big fan of) the book, I felt torn. If you have not read the book, go ahead and see the movie. The production design is remarkable, the actors are truly great, the scores are harrowing and on point; all in all, as a movie alone, it's an excellent movie.
But, if you've read Vandermeer's book, you would probably dislike or even hate the movie (as I do). Alex Garland was one of my favorite directors, and I couldn't wait to see this movie after hearing that he will be making the adaptation of the novel. And now I don't know what to believe anymore.
It's basically him saying to VanderMeer "I love your book and I'm going to make a movie based on it. But let me change this... and this... and this... You know what? Screw the book. I'm going to make my own watered-down version of it. The book is going to be a trilogy? Nah, one is good."
Some movies are loose adaptations of some books. But I've never seen one that is as drastic as this one. Understandably, it's a highly unfilmable book (How? Read it and you'll understand.) But if it's going to be a very loose adaptation, don't use the same title as the book maybe?
On top of that, there's the issue with distributing the movie, with all the Paramount and Netflix things making the movie unavailable in theatres outside of the US.
I'm not really sure how much the rating should be. I wanted to like it, but I couldn't. Not after knowing that the book is so much more enticing, suspenseful, and poetic.
Beach Rats (2017)
Could be A Lot More
The third act could be more revealing, the actors are not quite believable, and Jackie's struggle could be a lot more highlighted. But I love how the story is told in subtle and not in spoon-feeding ways.
Visages villages (2017)
Sweet and Charming
Sweet and charming, but not much was said. Might be the first doc for me where there isn't a big thematic agenda behind it.