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Adventures in Movie-going – Tokyo
A travelogue through a few of Tokyo's cinemas
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How I Think (Feel) About Film
Back from the dead
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What I’ve been doing lately 2
A smorgasbord: Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow; looking back on Double Fine's Psychonauts; revisiting Kubrick; re-reading Marilynne…
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A boy’s world: notes on “masculine camp” in Helter Skelter (2012)
An exploration of ‘camp’ in a masculine context through Helter Skelter, John Wick, and the “hyper-cool” worlds of Hideo Kojima.
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You can't fail cinema
Picking a fight with Like Stories of Old (ok, not really).
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Us and The Night
Audrey Lam's film set in a library invites inspection and introspection.
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2024 Wrap-up
8784 hours in 3443 words: favourite films, My Brilliant Friend, TV/anime, books, videogames, and a reflection on media consumption
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Small films deserve big screens / Mindsets and art making
Thoughts on Kelly Reichardt's Showing Up
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SGIFF35 Recap Part 1
Brief thoughts on the films I've been catching at SGIFF35, including Stranger Eyes, All Shall Be Well, By The Stream, and more. Part 2 forthcoming!
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Deconstructing the craft of The Zone of Interest
So, why are you interested in making this?
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Stray thoughts on Black Dog
a review and some thoughts on reviewing films
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What I've been doing lately 1
A strong recommendation for Look Back (2024), thoughts on Ti West's X trilogy, along with a smattering of books/videogames I've been digging into.
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