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Watched 12 Jun 2026

'She does not waste words. They tumble out. Wit following wisdom'

'East what news?
Violence and suffering. West?
Dreams and toil'

'In a short time this will be a long time ago'

Very disarming title because while this embraces western tropes it is anything but slow. The shooting start from the jump, with a Hateful Eight like cast of rogues, jaunty score and a bittersweet if too modest story. My favorite of the characters is arguably the least violent in Herr Werner the granola-bar skedaddling anthropologist.

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Watched 12 Jun 2026

'Birds will only sing to their own kind. Why not place a mirror in front of it?'

All establishing nature shots and characters hidden behind curtains and flickering light. Some of these images are pretty, but the plot and characters are so flimsy that this slow burn Chinese period soap opera is nearly impossible to follow. Who is the lady in the gold mask? What’s the deal with the white beardo into origami?

PS. For a better movie about a lonely bluebird, check out Rio.

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