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Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash (Seperti Dendam Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas): Love under the Spectre of State Violence
(Trigger warning: Rape, sexual violence) It’s been a while since I walked out of an Indonesian movie with pure joy and sheer hope for the future of Indonesian cinema. Seperti Dendam, Rindu Harus Dibayar Tuntas (with its English title Vengeance is Mine, All Others Pay Cash) did just that.
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The Washing Society and Jeanne Dielman: Making the Invisible Visible
One of the most underappreciated roles in our society is the labor behind housework and caregiving. There are lots to do to maintain the upkeep of our households — laundry, cleaning, grocery shopping, etc — but these menial tasks keep the household together and, most importantly, keep us alive and put food on the table.
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(NYFF review) Memoria: Rethinking the Purpose of Film with our Feeble Memories
Near the beginning of summer this year, I heard a loud explosion from outside my house. It sounds like both a bang and an explosion, but what intrigued me was that it doesn’t sound like anything I’ve ever heard before.
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(NYFF Review) Red Rocket: A Portrait of a Flawed Empire
It’s been two days yet I still can’t stop thinking about Red Rocket. Fresh off its NYC premiere at the New York Film Festival, it feels very refreshing to watch the film on a big screen. The premise might be really simple: Mikey, a washed up porn star, returns from LA to his industrial hometown…
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(SIFF review) Eighth Grade: The Grandeur of Liminality
Let’s face it, middle school is the most embarrassing moment of our lives. I feel like I’ve blanked out that part of my life so that I have a hard time piecing it together for this review.
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God’s Own Country: Alone Together
What if I told you that Call Me By Your Name is not the best queer film of 2017?
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The Disaster Artist: Where Beauty Meets Vulgarity
How does it feel to be the creator of the worst film ever made?
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Father John Misty’s “I Love You, Honeybear” Music Video: Modern, Romantic Tragicomedy
Father John Misty is releasing his newest album, Pure Comedy, on April 7th. His songwriting and conceptualizing prowess is one of the strongest in the music industry right now, at least in my opinion.
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Beauty and the Beast: An Ode to Square Pegs in Round Holes
My friend who arrived to the United States at the same time as I did – which is around fall last year – is a big fan of this Disney movie; she attended a special screening with merchandise and bonus attributes that costs nearly $40. And that is the first time she’s been in a…
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Get Out, Stay Woke
HELLO, JORDAN PEELE. WELCOME TO THE NEW INDIE HORROR CANON CLUB.
Patricia Kusumaningtyas 