Directed by Yasujiro Ozu Floating Weeds is a melodrama about a man whose ill-conceived but well-intentioned lie catches up to him. He is Komajuro, the leader of a small, struggling acting troupe as it arrives in a seaside village in which resides a former mistress, Oyoshi, and adult son, Kiyoshi. Komajuro is immensely proud of … Continue reading Floating Weeds (1959)
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Hereditary (2018)
Directed by Ari Aster Hereditary is a riveting family drama and a pretty chilling horror movie. I realized while watching this that I have no idea what makes a great horror movie because the end, which remains creepy, was also somewhat disappointing in that it mimicked most other horror movies. You know, all the things … Continue reading Hereditary (2018)