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Once Upon a Time in... Hollywood (2019)
Quentin Tarantino returns!
Quentin Tarantino returns, refreshed, with this funny, beautiful period piece, wrapping his story's loopy laces around movie lore and history, and mixing life and art into a cool, wild collage. Good story despite few gruesome scenes.
The story takes place in the same time as the infamous Manson murders and plot hits along points relating to that real life story. I started to get sad being reminded of what happened to pregnant Sharon Tate. But the last 30 minutes is when I enjoyed it the most! Q.T gave it a wonderful and cool Q.Tarentino ending by flipping the script on the Manson killers while the victims get a happy ending.The story and characters in this film are top-notch. The 2 main characters have a deep, supportive friendship that is deeply touching. Quentin Tarantino is one of my favorite directors, so it's no surprise I loved this film.
Yamazakura (2008)
Rena Tanaka was mesmerizing!
Beautiful, moving, wonderful direction and costuming. This film, set in the Edo period, really captures the hardship that all facets of society experienced throughout this turbulent time in Japanese history. A sweet romantic story balanced by the harsh and unjust cruelty that was metered out by corrupt authorities. A simple story on honor and justice. The director, Tetsuo Shinohara, shows a wonderful maturity in his direction, with pace and beauty moving the story along without wallowing in too much sentimentality. A beautiful balance of all the elements of film making; performances and direction, score, editing, script and art direction come together make this film a captivating experience. Rena Tanaka and Noriyuki Higashiyama are wonderfully poised and moving in their performances, both beautiful and completely look the part. I was so moved and completely drawn into this film. Beautiful ideas, beautiful images, moving score and above all, it comes together to tell a story that is a timeless classic.