lonely people desperately trying to make connections online in the weird ways they only know how. what could be more sincere and empathetic than that.

Kore-eda is so good at building up the first half of his movies to be a beautiful collection of the quieter periods of lives where the bigger moments might occur off-screen or never arrive, but then slowly fills up the second half with one big moment after another that just have to move you. Now that might be directly linked to me still being close with my three sisters, but either way it had me #emotional.

enriched so much by what comes before in andor on a thematic level about collective work & sacrifice required by countless people, that i can look on some of the more clunkier moments. As by the time the third acts comes sweeping in, there is so much beauty to be found in the tragedy of burning oneself for a better future that'll never get experienced.

Taiwanese new wave >>> French new wave cinema

"the best way to fight hypocrisy is not by death, but by living honestly!"

one of my favourite screenplays and endings, ever. really impressed and loved in how yang was able to connect all these characters in this multi-layered narrative in their search and questions for authenticity & honesty and having to self-reflect in the emotions they'd display on their faces or their artistry, hypocrisy, pretentiousness, relationships and their professions. Think it's safe to say with having seen my 6th film of his, that edward yang is clear, as my favourite director. really hope this gets restored in the near future.