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Andrew Jupin's avatar

Great list, Scott. I still need to see Broker, however All the Beauty... was one of my faves of the year.

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Of what I've seen from their 2022 slate:

1. Crimes of the Future - a brilliant, provocative, funny late-period work from a master

2. All the Beauty and the Bloodshed - devastating; breathes new life into a familiar doc form

3. The Quiet Girl - simple story told with grace, nuance, and verdant beauty

4. Fire of Love - someone on Lboxd succinctly dubbed it "The Life Volcanic," no notes!

5. Triangle of Sadness - shrugged at act one, laughed uproariously at two, admired three.

6. Moonage Daydream - enjoyed it as a theatrical experience, impressed by the editing and sound, but haven't thought much about it since.

7. Broker - not among my favorite Kore-eda pics; as you said, it's far too gentle for the material

8. Pleasure - agree with your gripe about it constructing a narrative and quasi-rivalry, but it would make a good pairing with Sean Baker's Starlet for a porn life double feature

9. Saint Omer - glad to see I'm not the only one who didn't take to this pic. well acted and compelling as courtroom testimony, but the dramatic stakes weren't there for me, particularly as they relate to the director surrogate

Kicking myself for overlooking Three Minutes: A Lengthening

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