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Not the cult but the divisive cinematic "Heaven's Gate," 1980 film, the testament to Hollywood's changing tides and the unpredictable oscillations of critical opinion. A product of the "auteur" era's unchecked creative freedom with a 219-minute runtime, and an initial onslaught of vehement criticism embodied a directorial excess, effectively sounding the death knell for this period of Hollywood's history. Despite the film's early infamy, it later found an unexpected redemption in Criterion Collection, affirming its artistic value against the tide of its earlier reception. This paradoxical journey from cinematic pariah to treasure paints a compelling narrative of artistic resilience and the capricious currents of industry and critical reception (like for real it's hard for most people to finish).
Aug 23, 2023
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We're a bisexual nation living in denial, all because of a bunch of nerds. totally ambitious exercise by an auteur. this movie saw all culture of the last twenty years more or less going insane, and ran with it. in all its schlocky needle drops and all. a lot of talk about this movie talks about "prescience" which I dislike much less than the idea that this movie is a scalpel into the heart of American paranoia much like a Philip K Dick novel if he understood Green Day. It's an incredibly difficult film to sit through all the way, partially because it feels at first glance incredibly Bush-era, but I don't think that makes it worse. Utterly relentless, but I think that's the point in what might be maddening. genuinely one of the most futuristic films ever made. You can watch it on Tubi RN!
Aug 11, 2024
This film fucking rules. On John Waters best of 2023 list, "A maddeningly radical, tedious, shockingly repetitious, brilliant two-hour-and-43-minute Godard–meets–Harmony Korine Romanian masterpiece in which we spend way too much time locked in the car of a confident, trashy, gum-chewing workaholic PA for a movie company as she does her chores."
Apr 9, 2024
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directed by the goat david cronenberg. idk if its like sad to watch it now-a-days because its all about hollywood, but who knows??
Jan 16, 2025
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This could be one of those rare things that – somehow – reminds you who you are, or who you used to be, those parts you thought were gone. (And trust me, there will be threads. So many threads.) I’ve learned, too, that there are whole stretches of life where you’ve been a stranger to yourself for so long that admitting it feels terrifying, insane even. But without that one thing to confess to, to get honest with – to untangle the mess of ordinary, maddening thoughts – you might never know what’s actually there, buried under the static.
Nov 14, 2024
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It’s nice to log off TikTok, IG, and Twitter for a few days or a week and use much more low key socials to get a new perspective. I’ve mostly been into Letterbox and Duolingo. PYI also fits this vibe. Sipping some iced green tea on a farm in the Midwest not giving a shit about people’s online today. ❤️🔥
May 6, 2024
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Taking your time to increase the quality of what you are doing will improve almost every activity or outcome.
Dec 26, 2023